Precise measurement of the 13CH 4/ 12CH 4 ratio of diluted methane using a near-infrared laser absorption spectrometer

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 326-333

  Tsuji, K ^a,b   Fujikawa, S ^a   Yamada, K ^a,b   Yoshida, N ^a,b   Yamamoto, K ^c   Kikugawa, T ^d  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO GAS CO LTD   (Japan)

^d ANRITSU CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Environmental substances; Isotopic analysis; Near infrared

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL SUBSTANCES; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LASER SPECTROMETERS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ISOTOPES; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

METHANE;

EID: 33244473700     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2005.05.019     Document Type: Article

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