A compact prototype based on mid-infrared wavelength modulation spectroscopy(WMS)is developed for the simul-taneous monitoring of NO,NO2,and NH3 in the urban area.Three quantum cascade lasers(QCLs)with central fre...A compact prototype based on mid-infrared wavelength modulation spectroscopy(WMS)is developed for the simul-taneous monitoring of NO,NO2,and NH3 in the urban area.Three quantum cascade lasers(QCLs)with central frequencies around 1900.0 cm^-1,1600.0 cm^-1,and 1103.4 cm^-1are used for NO,NO2,and NH3detections,respectively,by timedivision multiplex.An open-path multi-pass cell of 60-m optical path length is applied to the instrument for high sensitivity and reducing the response time to less than 1 s.The prototype achieves a sub-ppb detection limit for all the three target gases with an average time of about 100 s.The instrument is installed in the Jiangsu environmental monitoring center to conduct performance tests on ambient air.Continuous 24-hour measurements show good agreement with the results of a reference instrument based on the chemiluminescence technique.展开更多
A quantum cascade laser(QCL) based system for simultaneous detection of CO and CO_2 is developed.The QCL can scan over two neighboring CO(2055.40 cm^(-1)) and CO_2(2055.16 cm^(-1)) lines with a single curren...A quantum cascade laser(QCL) based system for simultaneous detection of CO and CO_2 is developed.The QCL can scan over two neighboring CO(2055.40 cm^(-1)) and CO_2(2055.16 cm^(-1)) lines with a single current scan.The wavelength modulation spectroscopy( f = 20 k Hz) is utilized to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio.A white cell with an effective optical path length of 74 m is used.The calibration of the sensor is performed and minimum detection limits of 1.3 ppb(1 × 10^(-9))for CO and 0.44 ppm(1 × 10^(-6)) for CO_2 are achieved.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development,China(Grant No.2014YQ060537)the National Key Research and Development Program,China(Grant No.2016YFC0201103)
文摘A compact prototype based on mid-infrared wavelength modulation spectroscopy(WMS)is developed for the simul-taneous monitoring of NO,NO2,and NH3 in the urban area.Three quantum cascade lasers(QCLs)with central frequencies around 1900.0 cm^-1,1600.0 cm^-1,and 1103.4 cm^-1are used for NO,NO2,and NH3detections,respectively,by timedivision multiplex.An open-path multi-pass cell of 60-m optical path length is applied to the instrument for high sensitivity and reducing the response time to less than 1 s.The prototype achieves a sub-ppb detection limit for all the three target gases with an average time of about 100 s.The instrument is installed in the Jiangsu environmental monitoring center to conduct performance tests on ambient air.Continuous 24-hour measurements show good agreement with the results of a reference instrument based on the chemiluminescence technique.
基金Project supported by the National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Project of China(Grnat No.2014YQ060537)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2013CB632803)+1 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDA05040102)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41405134)
文摘A quantum cascade laser(QCL) based system for simultaneous detection of CO and CO_2 is developed.The QCL can scan over two neighboring CO(2055.40 cm^(-1)) and CO_2(2055.16 cm^(-1)) lines with a single current scan.The wavelength modulation spectroscopy( f = 20 k Hz) is utilized to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio.A white cell with an effective optical path length of 74 m is used.The calibration of the sensor is performed and minimum detection limits of 1.3 ppb(1 × 10^(-9))for CO and 0.44 ppm(1 × 10^(-6)) for CO_2 are achieved.