Title :
Experimental and numerical analysis of commercial and homemade tuning forks for QEPAS
Author :
Aoust, G. ; Levy, R. ; Raybaut, M. ; Melkonian, J.-M. ; Bourgeteau, B. ; Dherbecourt, J.-B. ; Godard, A. ; Lefebvre, M.
Author_Institution :
French Aerosp. Lab., ONERA, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Characteristics of two commercial quartz tuning forks and a homemade tuning fork are compared for standard QEPAS experiments. An analytical model is also derived to compare theory and experiment with a reasonable agreement.
Keywords :
numerical analysis; photoacoustic spectroscopy; quartz; vibrations; analytical model; commercial quartz tuning forks; homemade tuning forks; numerical analysis; standard QEPAS experiments; Analytical models; Numerical models; Optical resonators; Pollution measurement; Q-factor; Spectroscopy; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA