Petra, N.Zweck, J.Minkoff, S. E.Kosterev, A. A.Doty, J. H.2018-10-262018-10-262011-06N. 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.https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_AT.2011.JTuI115http://hdl.handle.net/11603/11744CLEO: 2011 - Laser Science to Photonic Applications, Baltimore, MDA 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.3 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.© 2010 OSAAbsorptionspectroscopyResonantOptothermoacoustic TraceGas SensorNumerical simulationphotothermalFinite element methodUMBC High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF)Text