The development of a fast-response portable photo-ionization detector: A model of the instrument's response and validation tests in air

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1369-1379

  Griffiths, R F ^a   Mavroidis, I ^a   Jones, C D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Photo ionization detector; Portable gas detector

Indexed keywords

PHOTOIONIZATION DETECTORS (PID); ULTRAVIOLET ION COLLECTORS (UVIC);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOIONIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET DETECTORS;

GAS DETECTORS;

EID: 0032166578     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/9/9/003     Document Type: Article

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