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NO trace gas sensor based on quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy and external cavity quantum cascade laser

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A gas sensor based on quartz-enhanced photoacoustic detection and an external cavity quantum cascade laser was realized and characterized for trace nitric oxide monitoring using the NO R(6.5) absorption doublet at 1900.075 cm−1. Signal and noise dependence on gas pressure were studied to optimize sensor performance. The NO concentration resulting in a noise-equivalent signal was found to be 15 parts per billion by volume, with 100 mW optical excitation power and a data acquisition time of 5 s.

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  1. CNR—Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie and Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica “M. Merlin”, Politecnico di Bari, Via Amendola 173, Bari, Italy

    V. Spagnolo

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77251, USA

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

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Spagnolo, V., Kosterev, A.A., Dong, L. et al. NO trace gas sensor based on quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy and external cavity quantum cascade laser. Appl. Phys. B 100, 125–130 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-3984-z

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