Low-volume, fast response-time hollow silica waveguide gas cells for mid-IR spectroscopy

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dc.contributor.authorFrancis, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorHodgkinson, Jane
dc.contributor.authorLivingstone, B.
dc.contributor.authorBlack, Paul
dc.contributor.authorTatam, Ralph P.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-02T14:55:31Z
dc.date.available2016-09-02T14:55:31Z
dc.date.issued2016-08-22
dc.description.abstractHollow silica waveguides (HSWs) are used to produce long path length, low-volume gas cells, and are demonstrated with quantum cascade laser spectroscopy. Absorption measurements are made using the intrapulse technique, which allows measurements to be made across a single laser pulse. Simultaneous laser light and gas coupling is achieved through the modification of commercially available gas fittings with low dead volume. Three HSW gas cell configurations with different path lengths and internal diameters are analyzed and compared with a 30 m path length astigmatic Herriott cell. Limit of detection measurements are made for the gas cells using methane at a wavelength 7.82 μm. The lowest limit of detection was provided by HSW with a bore diameter of 1000 μm and a path length of 5 m and was measured to be 0.26 ppm, with a noise equivalent absorbance of 4.1×10 −4 . The long-term stability of the HSW and Herriott cells is compared through analysis of the Allan–Werle variance of data collected over a 24 h period. The response times of the HSW and Herriott cells are measured to be 0.8 s and 36 s, respectively.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationFrancis, D. et al. (2016) Low-volume, fast response-time hollow silica waveguide gas cells for mid-IR spectroscopy, Applied Optics, Volume 55, Issue 25, pp. 6797-6806en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1559-128X
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.55.006797
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10490
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherOptical Society of Americaen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleLow-volume, fast response-time hollow silica waveguide gas cells for mid-IR spectroscopyen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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