Simultaneous detection of 14NO and 15NO using Faraday modulation spectroscopy
Simultaneous detection of 14NO and 15NO using Faraday modulation spectroscopy
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DOI:
10.1007/s00340-009-3602-0
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发表时间:
2009-08-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Muertz, M.
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作者:
Sabana, H.;Fritsch, T.;Muertz, M.
We describe a technique of simultaneous detection of (NO)-N-14 and (NO)-N-15 by means of Faraday Modulation Spectroscopy (FAMOS) based on a cw distributed feedback quantum cascade laser (QCL) operating near 5.4 mu m. FAMOS is a spectroscopic method for selective, sensitive, and time-resolved detection of free radical molecules such as NO, in the mid-infrared spectral region. The selected spectral lines are the Q (1.5) for (NO)-N-15 located at 1842.76 cm(-1) and the P (9.5) for (NO)-N-14 located at 1842.93 cm(-1). The detection limit (1 sigma) of 6 ppb/root Hz for (NO)-N-15 and 62 ppb/root Hz for (NO)-N-14 has been achieved. The simultaneous detection was performed using a fast laser frequency switching between the two isotopologues with a time resolution of 2 s. The isotope ratio (delta N-15) has been determined with a precision (1 sigma) of 0.52 parts per thousand at 800-s averaging time for 100 ppm NO-gas with a time resolution of 2 s. delta N-15 is determined after NO release from nitrite by chemical reduction with potassium iodine.