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QEPAS detector for rapid spectral measurements

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A quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy sensor designed for fast response was used in combination with a pulsed external cavity quantum cascade laser to rapidly acquire gas absorption data over the 1196–1281 cm−1 spectral range. The system was used to measure concentrations of water vapor, pentafluoroethane (freon-125), acetone, and ethanol both individually and in combined mixtures. The precision achieved for freon-125 concentration in a single 1.1 s long spectral scan is 13 ppbv.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, MS-366, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77251, USA

    A. A. Kosterev, L. Dong & F. K. Tittel

  2. Daylight Solutions, Inc., 13029 Danielson Street, Suite 130, Poway, CA, 92064, USA

    P. R. Buerki, M. Reed & T. Day

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Kosterev, A.A., Buerki, P.R., Dong, L. et al. QEPAS detector for rapid spectral measurements. Appl. Phys. B 100, 173–180 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-3975-0

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