Photoacoustic Techniques for Trace Gas Sensing Based on Semiconductor Laser Sources

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Photoacoustic Techniques for Trace Gas Sensing Based on Semiconductor Laser Sources

Angela Elia* , Pietro Mario Lugarà, Cinzia Di Franco and Vincenzo Spagnolo

Laboratorio Regionale CNR-INFM “LIT3”, Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica “M. Merlin”, Università and Politecnico of Bari, Bari, I-70126, Italy

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Received: 9 October 2009; in revised form: 19 November 2009 / Accepted: 23 November 2009 / Published: 2 December 2009

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Laser Spectroscopy and Sensing)

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Abstract: The paper provides an overview on the use of photoacoustic sensors based on semiconductor laser sources for the detection of trace gases. We review the results obtained using standard, differential and quartz enhanced photoacoustic techniques.

Keywords: gas sensing; photoacoustic spectroscopy; quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy

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Elia, A.; Lugarà, P.M.; Di Franco, C.; Spagnolo, V. Photoacoustic Techniques for Trace Gas Sensing Based on Semiconductor Laser Sources. Sensors 2009, 9, 9616-9628.

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Elia A, Lugarà PM, Di Franco C, Spagnolo V. Photoacoustic Techniques for Trace Gas Sensing Based on Semiconductor Laser Sources. Sensors. 2009; 9(12):9616-9628.

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Elia, Angela; Lugarà, Pietro Mario; Di Franco, Cinzia; Spagnolo, Vincenzo. 2009. "Photoacoustic Techniques for Trace Gas Sensing Based on Semiconductor Laser Sources." Sensors 9, no. 12: 9616-9628.

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