Title :
Validation of a model of a resonant optothermoacoustic trace gas sensor
Author :
Petra, N. ; Zweck, J. ; Minkoff, S.E. ; Kosterev, A.A. ; Doty, J.H., III
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Stat., Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
A model for a resonant optothermoacoustic sensor is validated by comparison with experiments performed with 0.5% acetylene in nitrogen. At low concentrations, the molecular dynamics of the trace gas do not influence the signal.
Keywords :
gas sensors; nitrogen; optical sensors; organic compounds; thermoacoustics; N2; acetylene; molecular dynamics; resonant optothermoacoustic trace gas sensor; Computational modeling; Gas lasers; Laser beams; Laser modes; Mathematical model; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
