Mini spectrometer with silver halide sensor fiber for in situ detection of chlorinated hydrocarbons

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 90, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 319-323

  Beyer, T ^a   Hahn, P ^a   Hartwig, S ^a   Konz, W ^a   Scharring, S ^a   Katzir, A ^b   Steiner, H ^c   Jakusch, M ^c   Kraft, M ^c   Mizaikoff, B ^d  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES IPM   (Germany)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorinated hydrocarbons; Evanescent wave spectroscopy; Miniaturized MIR spectrometer; Sensor fiber spectrometer; Water analysis

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; HYDROCARBONS; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; SILVER COMPOUNDS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0037457432     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(03)00054-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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