Published September 15, 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Sensitive in situ trace-gas detection by photothermal deflection spectroscopy

  • 1. Laboratoire d'Optique Physique--Equipe de Recherche 5 du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ecole Superieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France

Description

We present a sensitive (5ppb for ethylene, 10-7 cm-1) and simple photothermal scheme for the detection of trace gases and measuring weak absorption in gas-phase samples. We also demonstrate the feasibility of this scheme for performing in situ measurements in the absence of sample cells or containers, thus eliminating the drawbacks of sampling and sampling techniques. Factors limiting our detectivity are discussed, and a comparison to the thermal lens effect is made

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
6
Series
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Journal Page Range
519-521
ISSN
0003-6951

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12572901
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
ACCURACY; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DATA; ETHYLENE; GASES; RADIATION ABSORPTION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY; SPECTROSCOPY
Descriptors DEC
ALKENES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; INFORMATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS