A sulfur hexafluoride sensor using quantum cascade and CO2 laser-based photoacoustic spectroscopy

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 9359-9368

  Rocha, Mila ^a   Sthel, Marcelo ^a   Lima, Guilherme ^a   da Silva, Marcelo ^a   Schramm, Delson ^a   Miklós, András ^b   Vargas, Helion ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Photoacoustic spectroscopy; Sensors; Sulfur hexafluoride

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROMETERS; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SELECTIVE GAS SENSORS; SMALL CONCENTRATION;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SENSORS; SPECTROMETERS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTROSCOPY;

ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LASERS, GAS; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

EID: 84871082936     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s101009359     Document Type: Article

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