The miniaturized photoacoustic cell as a facility for detection of gas leak

Palanetski, A. L.; Starovoitov, V. S.

doi:10.1117/12.753310

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“…For instance, the window background signal is observed in our experiments for a small-sized photoacoustic cell at a laser beam power down to 10 mW. This sentence does not contradict the theoretical conclusions [23][24][25].…”

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“…In contrast to the systems, the ultrasonic photoacoustic leak detector needs no expensive vacuum chambers and can be applied to in situ localization of leak for a large number of substances to be emitted in atmospheric air. According to the theoretical estimations (see, for instance, [23][24][25]), the amplitude of photoacoustic response can be increased with reducing the cell sizes.…”

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Miniaturized resonant photoacoustic cell of inclined geometry for trace-gas detection

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Abstract. A photoacoustic cell intended for laser detection of trace gases is represented. The cell is adapted so as to enhance the gas-detection performance and, simultaneously, to reduce the cell size. The cell design provides an efficient cancellation of the window background (a parasite response due to absorption of laser beam in the cell windows) and acoustic isolation from the environment for an acoustic resonance of the cell. The useful photoacoustic response from a detected gas, window background and noise are analyzed in demonstration experiments as functions of the modulation frequency for a prototype cell with the internal volume ∼ 0.5 cm 3 . The minimal detectable absorption for the prototype is estimated to be ∼ 1. The miniaturized spectroscopic hardware of trace-gas analysis is a promising field of application for the photoacoustic technique. The principle of the technique is based on measuring the amplitude and phase for the acoustic pressure oscillation (the so-called photoacoustic response) arising due to absorption of a modulated laser beam by molecules of gas inside a photoacoustic cell. The photoacoustic detection is realized with an enhanced sensitivity if the modulation frequency coincides with an acoustic resonance of the cell. Therefore, the modulation frequency should be correlated with the cell-resonator sizes: the

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Miniaturized resonant photoacoustic cell of inclined geometry for trace-gas detection

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“…A promising line of development for the photoacoustic technique is associated with creating a miniature resonant cell [14,15]. According to theoretical estimations (see, for instance, [14,16,17]), the amplitude of photoacoustic response can be increased with reducing the cell sizes. The miniature high-sensitivity photoacoustic cell is a valuable facility in order to analyze chemical compounds to be emitted by individual small-sized objects at an extremely low emission rate.…”

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A miniaturized prototype of resonant banana-shaped photoacoustic cell for gas sensing

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Kouzmouk

et al. 2013

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A resonant photoacoustic cell intended for laser-spectroscopy gas sensing is represented. This cell is a miniature imitation of a macro-scale banana-shaped cell developed previously. The parameters, which specify the cavity shape, are chosen so as not only to provide optimal cell operation at a selected acoustic resonance but also to reduce substantially the cell sizes. A miniaturized prototype cell (the volume of acoustic cavity of ~ 5 mm 3 ) adapted to the narrow diffraction-limited beam of near-infrared laser is produced and examined experimentally. The noise-associated measurement error and laser-initiated signals are studied as functions of modulation frequency. The background signal and the useful response to light absorption by the gas are analyzed in measurements of absorption for ammonia in nitrogen flow with the help of a pigtailed DFB laser diode oscillated near a wavelength of 1.53 µm. The performance of prototype operation at the second longitudinal acoustic resonance (the resonance frequency of ~ 32.9 kHz, Q-factor of ~ 16.3) is estimated. The noise-limited minimal detectable absorption normalized to laser-beam power and detection bandwidth is ∼ 8.07·10 -8 cm -1 W Hz -1/2 . The amplitude of the background signal is equivalent to an absorption coefficient of ~ 2.51·10 -5 cm -1 . Advantages and drawbacks of the cell prototype are discussed. Despite low absorption-sensing performance, the produced miniaturized cell prototype shows a good capability of gas-leak detection.

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A compact resonant Π-shaped photoacoustic cell with low window background for gas sensing

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A resonant photoacoustic cell capable of detecting the traces of gases at an amplitude-modulation regime is represented. The cell is designed so as to minimize the window background for the cell operation at a selected acoustic resonance. A compact prototype cell (the volume of acoustic cavity of ~ 0.2 cm 3 , total cell weight of 3.5 g) adapted to the narrow diffraction-limited beam of near-infrared laser is produced and examined experimentally. The noise-associated measurement error and laser-initiated signals are studied as functions of modulation frequency. The background signal and useful response to light absorption by the gas are analyzed in measurements of absorption for ammonia traces in nitrogen flow with the help of a pigtailed DFB laser diode operated near a wavelength of 1.53 µm. The performance of absorption detection and gas-leak sensing for the prototype operated at the second longitudinal acoustic resonance (the resonance frequency of ~ 4.38 kHz, Q-factor of ~ 13.9) is estimated. The noise-equivalent absorption normalized to laser-beam power and detection bandwidth is ~ 1.4410 -9 cm -1 W Hz -1/2 . The amplitude of the window-background signal is equivalent to an absorption coefficient of ~ 2.8210 -7 cm -1 .

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The miniaturized photoacoustic cell as a facility for detection of gas leak

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Miniaturized resonant photoacoustic cell of inclined geometry for trace-gas detection

Miniaturized resonant photoacoustic cell of inclined geometry for trace-gas detection

A miniaturized prototype of resonant banana-shaped photoacoustic cell for gas sensing

A compact resonant Π-shaped photoacoustic cell with low window background for gas sensing

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