Validation of a Model of a Resonant Optothermoacoustic Trace Gas Sensor

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2011-06

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N. Petra, J. Zweck, S. E. Minkoff, A. A. Kosterev, and J. H. Doty, "Validation of a Model of a Resonant Optothermoacoustic Trace Gas Sensor," in CLEO/QELS: 2010 Laser Science to Photonic Applications, 2010, https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO.2010.CMJ6.

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Absorption
spectroscopy
Resonant
Optothermoacoustic Trace
Gas Sensor
Numerical simulation
photothermal
Finite element method
UMBC High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF)

Abstract

A model for a resonant optothermoacoustic sensor is validated by comparison with experiments performed with 0.5% acetylene in nitrogen. At low concentrations, the molecular dynamics of the trace gas do not influence the signal.