N2O is a significant atmospheric greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and climate change.In this work,the high sensitivity detection of atmospheric N2O is achieved using wavelength modulation spectroscopy...N2O is a significant atmospheric greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and climate change.In this work,the high sensitivity detection of atmospheric N2O is achieved using wavelength modulation spectroscopy(WMS)with an inter-band cascade laser operating around 3.939μm.A Lab VIEW-based software signal generator and software lock-in amplifiers are designed to simplify the system.In order to eliminate the interference from water vapor,the detection was performed at a pressure of 0.1 atm(1 atm=1.01325×10^5 Pa)and a drying tube was added to the system.To improve the system performance for long term detection,a novel frequency locking method and 2 f/1 f calibration-free method were employed to lock the laser frequency and calibrate the power fluctuations,respectively.The Allan deviation analysis of the results indicates a detection limit of^20 ppb(1 ppb=1.81205μg/m3)for a 1 s integration time,and the optimal detection limit is^5 ppb for a 40-s integration time.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2018YFC021330404,2017YFC0209703,and2016TFC0303900)
文摘N2O is a significant atmospheric greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and climate change.In this work,the high sensitivity detection of atmospheric N2O is achieved using wavelength modulation spectroscopy(WMS)with an inter-band cascade laser operating around 3.939μm.A Lab VIEW-based software signal generator and software lock-in amplifiers are designed to simplify the system.In order to eliminate the interference from water vapor,the detection was performed at a pressure of 0.1 atm(1 atm=1.01325×10^5 Pa)and a drying tube was added to the system.To improve the system performance for long term detection,a novel frequency locking method and 2 f/1 f calibration-free method were employed to lock the laser frequency and calibrate the power fluctuations,respectively.The Allan deviation analysis of the results indicates a detection limit of^20 ppb(1 ppb=1.81205μg/m3)for a 1 s integration time,and the optimal detection limit is^5 ppb for a 40-s integration time.