Highly accurate measurement of oxygen using a paramagnetic gas sensor

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1579-1585

  Kovacich, R P ^a   Martin, N A ^b   Clift, M G ^b   Stocks, C ^a   Gaskin, I ^a   Hobby, J ^a  

^a Servomex Group   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical measurement; Gas; Instrumentation; Metrology; Oxygen; Paramagnetic; Primary standard gas mixture; Sensor

Indexed keywords

GASES; MIXTURES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ANALYTICAL MEASUREMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; PARAMAGNETIC; PRIMARY STANDARD GAS MIXTURE;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; GASES; MIXTURES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

EID: 33646896946     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/6/040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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