Development of a cavity ringdown laser absorption spectrometer for detection of trace levels of mercury

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 2480-2486

  Spuler, Scott ^a   Linne, Mark ^a   Sappey, Andy ^b   Snyder, Stuart ^c  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b ADA TECHNOLOGIES INC   (United States)

^c IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MERCURY (METAL); SPECTROMETERS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

CAVITY RINGDOWN SENSORS;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0000992721     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.002480     Document Type: Article

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