• DocumentCode
    2250515
  • 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
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951038