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Atmospheric and Exhaust Air Monitoring by Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

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Photoacoustic, Photothermal and Photochemical Processes in Gases

Part of the book series: Topics in Current Physics ((TCPHY,volume 46))

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The application of laser photoacoustic spectroscopy to air pollution monitoring is reviewed and compared to other spectroscopic and nonspectroscopic techniques. Emphasis is put on sensitivity, selectivity and on temporal resolution of the detection scheme. The problem of interfering absorptions by different trace gases present in multi-component mixtures is studied in detail and a new mathematical procedure for the analysis of measured photoacoustic (PA) spectra is presented. The versatility of the PA method is demonstrated by our studies performed with computer-controlled PA systems on ambient air as well as on motor-vehicle and industrial exhausts.

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Sigrist, M.W., Bernegger, S., Meyer, P.L. (1989). Atmospheric and Exhaust Air Monitoring by Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy. In: Hess, P. (eds) Photoacoustic, Photothermal and Photochemical Processes in Gases. Topics in Current Physics, vol 46. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83851-4_7

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