Quantum cascade laser spectrometry techniques: A new trend in atmospheric chemistry

Applied Spectroscopy Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 523-559

  Li, J S ^a   Chen, W ^b   Fischer, H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

applications; atmospheric chemistry; laser spectroscopy; QCL

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; EDDY COVARIANCE MEASUREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS CONTROL; QCL; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS (QCLS); SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ABSTRACTING; APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84876143925     PISSN: 05704928     EISSN: 1520569X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/05704928.2012.757232     Document Type: Review

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