Toward real-time measurement of atmospheric mercury concentrations using cavity ring-down spectroscopy

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2879-2892

  Fain X ^a   Moosmuller H ^a   Obrist, D ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LASER METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SENSOR;

EID: 84860388948     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-2879-2010     Document Type: Article

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