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4 - Photoacoustic Spectroscopy with DFB Sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2021

George Stewart
George Stewart
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University of Strathclyde
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Summary

The principles of photoacoustic spectroscopy and the acoustic wave equation are introduced for describing the acoustic waves generated from a modulated heat source. Acoustic resonant cells for signal enhancement are considered in detail with a full mathematical description of the resonant modes. Analytical expressions are derived for the amplitude of the acoustic modes generated by excitation of a gas with a modulated DFB laser, describing the coupling of the harmonics from the wavelength and intensity modulation to the acoustic modes.Conditions for the selective excitation of longitudinal, azimuthal and radial modes by the laser beam are explained in relation to the overlap factor between the acoustic mode profile and the beam profile.Expressions are given for the Q-factor of the cell and how cell dimensions may be chosen to optimise the performance. Calibration and sensitivity issues are discussed with examples given of typical photoacoustic cells in bulk or miniaturised form and the expected signal output at the microphone. The technique of quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS) is also briefly reviewed as an alternative to the use of photoacoustic cells.

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Photoacoustic spectroscopyacoustic resonatorQ-factorharmonic couplingoverlap factorlongitudinal modeazimuthal moderadial modeminiaturized cellquartz-enhanced
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Laser and Fiber Optic Gas Absorption Spectroscopy , pp. 85 - 110
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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