Photon-counting optical-fiber sensor for the detection of ammonia in neurochemical applications

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 38, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 183-188

  Elamari, A ^a   Gisin, N ^a   Munoz, J L ^a   Poitry, S ^a   Tsacopoulos, M ^a   Zbinden, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Fluorescence; Optical fiber sensors; Photon counting

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FLUORESCENCE; PH;

PHOTON COUNTING;

FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0041763148     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(97)80190-6     Document Type: Article

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