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Near-infrared resonant photoacoustic gas measurement using simultaneous dual-frequency excitation

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The simultaneous dual-frequency operation of a resonant photoacoustic gas sensor based on the differential mode excitation photoacoustic (DME-PA) technique is presented. The DME-PA method uses the excitation of two different modes in a resonant photoacoustic cell and the gas concentration is derived from the amplitude ratio of these acoustic modes. With the simultaneous dual-frequency excitation, the amplitude ratio needed by the DME-PA technique is obtained instantaneously, in contrast to the sequential modulation scheme where additional time delays are introduced by changing the modulation frequency. For a given excitation power reaching the photoacoustic cell, and a total acquisition time longer than 7 s, the simultaneous modulation scheme provides an improved measurement uncertainty compared to the sequential scheme. The proposed sensor allows measuring water vapour with a ±150 ppmV uncertainty using current-modulated near-infrared LEDs and a 15 s total acquisition time.

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    J. M. Rey, C. Romer, M. Gianella & M. W. Sigrist

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Rey, J.M., Romer, C., Gianella, M. et al. Near-infrared resonant photoacoustic gas measurement using simultaneous dual-frequency excitation. Appl. Phys. B 100, 189–194 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-3994-x

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