Quantification of emulsified water content in oil using a terahertz quantum cascade laser

34th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Cunnell, R ^a   Luce, T ^a   Collins, J H P ^a   Rungsawang, R ^b   Freeman, J R ^b   Beere, H E ^b   Ritchie, D A ^b   Gladden, L F ^a   Johns, M L ^a   Zeitler, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW-THROUGH CELLS; ON-LINE MEASUREMENT; TERA HERTZ; TERAHERTZ QUANTUM-CASCADE LASERS; WATER-OIL EMULSIONS;

EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

WATER CONTENT;

EID: 72749084460     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICIMW.2009.5325604     Document Type: Conference Paper

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