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  • Title: Ppb-level detection of nitric oxide using an external cavity quantum cascade laser based QEPAS sensor.
    Author: Dong L, Spagnolo V, Lewicki R, Tittel FK.
    Journal: Opt Express; 2011 Nov 21; 19(24):24037-45. PubMed ID: 22109428.
    Abstract:
    Geometrical parameters of micro-resonator for a quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy sensor are optimized to perform sensitive and background-free spectroscopic measurements using mid-IR quantum cascade laser (QCL) excitation sources. Such an optimized configuration is applied to nitric oxide (NO) detection at 1900.08 cm(-1) (5.26 µm) with a widely tunable, mode-hop-free external cavity QCL. For a selected NO absorption line that is free from H(2)O and CO(2) interference, a NO detection sensitivity of 4.9 parts per billion by volume is achieved with a 1-s averaging time and 66 mW optical excitation power. This NO detection limit is determined at an optimal gas pressure of 210 Torr and 2.5% of water vapor concentration. Water is added to the analyzed mixture in order to improve the NO vibrational-translational relaxation process.
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