Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Photoacoustic Sensor for Trace Detection of Formaldehyde Gas

We report on the development of a photoacoustic sensor for the detection of formaldehyde (CH(2)O) using a thermoelectrically cooled distributed-feedback quantum cascade laser operating in pulsed mode at 5.6 μm. A resonant photoacoustic cell, equipped with four electret microphones, is excited in its...

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Autores principales: Elia, Angela, Di Franco, Cinzia, Spagnolo, Vincenzo, Lugarà, Pietro Mario, Scamarcio, Gaetano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3348822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22574040
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s90402697
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author Elia, Angela
Di Franco, Cinzia
Spagnolo, Vincenzo
Lugarà, Pietro Mario
Scamarcio, Gaetano
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description We report on the development of a photoacoustic sensor for the detection of formaldehyde (CH(2)O) using a thermoelectrically cooled distributed-feedback quantum cascade laser operating in pulsed mode at 5.6 μm. A resonant photoacoustic cell, equipped with four electret microphones, is excited in its first longitudinal mode at 1,380 Hz. The absorption line at 1,778.9 cm(−1) is selected for CH(2)O detection. A detection limit of 150 parts per billion in volume in nitrogen is achieved using a 10 seconds time constant and 4 mW laser power. Measurements in ambient air will require water vapour filters.
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spelling pubmed-33488222012-05-09 Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Photoacoustic Sensor for Trace Detection of Formaldehyde Gas Elia, Angela Di Franco, Cinzia Spagnolo, Vincenzo Lugarà, Pietro Mario Scamarcio, Gaetano Sensors (Basel) Article We report on the development of a photoacoustic sensor for the detection of formaldehyde (CH(2)O) using a thermoelectrically cooled distributed-feedback quantum cascade laser operating in pulsed mode at 5.6 μm. A resonant photoacoustic cell, equipped with four electret microphones, is excited in its first longitudinal mode at 1,380 Hz. The absorption line at 1,778.9 cm(−1) is selected for CH(2)O detection. A detection limit of 150 parts per billion in volume in nitrogen is achieved using a 10 seconds time constant and 4 mW laser power. Measurements in ambient air will require water vapour filters. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2009-04-16 /pmc/articles/PMC3348822/ /pubmed/22574040 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s90402697 Text en © 2009 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Photoacoustic Sensor for Trace Detection of Formaldehyde Gas
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s90402697
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