Sensitive detection of methane and nitrous oxide isotopomers using a continuous wave quantum cascade laser

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 327-331

  Gagliardi, G ^a,d   Tamassia, F ^a,e   De Natale, P ^b   Gmachl, C ^c   Capasso, F ^c   Sivco, D L ^c   Baillargeon, J N ^c   Hutchinson, A L ^c   Cho, A Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^c LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; METHANE; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; NITROGEN OXIDES; SPECTROMETERS;

ABSORBANCES; CH 4; CONTINUOUS WAVE; FUNDAMENTAL BANDS; ISOTOPOMERS; NITROUS OXIDE; ROTATIONAL TRANSITION; SENSITIVE DETECTION; STABLE ISOTOPES; WAVELENGTH MODULATION SPECTROSCOPY;

QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

EID: 0036627850     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e20020091     Document Type: Article

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