Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy.
A new approach to detecting a weak photoacoustic signal in a gas medium is described. Instead of a gas-filled resonant acoustic cavity, the sound energy is accumulated in a high- Q crystal element. Feasibility experiments utilizing a quartz-watch tuning fork demonstrate a sensitivity of 1.2x10(-7) cm(-1) W/ radicalHz . Potential further developments and applications of this technique are discussed.
Kosterev
A A
AA
Bakhirkin
Yu A
YA
Curl
R F
RF
Tittel
F K
FK