Advanced quartz-enhanced photoacoustic trace gas sensor for early fire detection

SAE International Journal of Aerospace

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 331-336

  Kosterev, A A ^a   Tittel, F K ^a   Bearman, G ^b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK DIODE LASER; EARLY FIRE; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; INTEGRATION TIME; QUARTZ-ENHANCED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPIES; QUASI-SIMULTANEOUS; RESPONSIVITY; SENSOR DESIGNS; TRACE-GAS SENSORS;

ACETYLENE; CYANIDES; GAS DETECTORS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ;

PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77950809739     PISSN: 19463855     EISSN: 19463901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-2091     Document Type: Article

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