Ammonia detection in the UV region using an optical fiber sensor

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 140-145

  Manap, Hadi ^a   Dooly, Gerald ^a   O'Keeffe, Sinead ^a   Lewis, Elfed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION LINES; AMMONIA DETECTION; AMMONIA GAS; COMMERCIAL SENSORS; CROSS SENSITIVITY; OPEN-PATH; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; OPTICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRA VIOLET; UV REGION;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS ABSORPTION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OXYGEN;

SENSORS;

EID: 77951114411     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398215     Document Type: Conference Paper

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