NO and N2O detection employing cavity enhanced technique

J. Wojtas; R. Medrzycki; B. Rutecka; J. Mikolajczyk; M. Nowakowski; D. Szabra; M. Gutowska; T. Stacewicz; Z. Bielecki

doi:10.1117/12.919240

17 May 2012 NO and N₂O detection employing cavity enhanced technique

J. Wojtas, R. Medrzycki, B. Rutecka, J. Mikolajczyk, M. Nowakowski, D. Szabra, M. Gutowska, T. Stacewicz, Z. Bielecki

Proceedings Volume 8374, Next-Generation Spectroscopic Technologies V; 837414 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919240
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

The article describes an application of cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy for nitric oxide and nitrous oxide detection. Both oxides are important greenhouse gases that are of large influence on environment, living organisms and human health. These compounds are also biomarkers of some human diseases. They determine the level of acid rain, and can be used for characterization of specific explosive materials. Therefore the sensitive detectors of these gases are of great importance for many applications: from routine air monitoring in industrial and intensive traffic areas, to detection of explosives in airports, finally for medicine investigation, for health care, etc. Our compact detection system provides opportunity for simultaneous measure of both NO and N₂O concentration at ppb level. Its sensitivity is comparable with sensitivities of instruments based on other methods, e.g. gas chromatography or mass spectrometry.

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J. Wojtas, R. Medrzycki, B. Rutecka, J. Mikolajczyk, M. Nowakowski, D. Szabra, M. Gutowska, T. Stacewicz, and Z. Bielecki "NO and N₂O detection employing cavity enhanced technique", Proc. SPIE 8374, Next-Generation Spectroscopic Technologies V, 837414 (17 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919240

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