Precise isotope abundance ratio measurement of nitrous oxide using diode lasers

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 90, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 250-255

  Uehara, K ^a,e   Yamamoto, K ^b,c   Kikugawa, T ^d,e   Toyoda, S ^b   Tsuji, K ^b   Yoshida, N ^b,e  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO GAS CO LTD   (Japan)

^d ANRITSU CORPORATION   (Japan)

^e JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorption spectroscopy; Diode laser; Environmental substances; Isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ISOTOPE ABUNDANCE RATIO;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0037457566     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(03)00102-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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