Application of mid-infrared cavity-ringdown ectroscopy to trace explosives vapor detection using a broadly tunable (6-8 μm) optical parametric oscillator

被引：123

作者：

Todd, MW

Provencal, RA

Owano, TG

Paldus, BA

Kachanov, A

Vodopyanov, KL

Hunter, M

Coy, SL

Steinfeld, JI

Arnold, JT

机构：

[1] Picarro Inc, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA

[2] MIT, Dept Chem, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] MIT, GR Harrison Spectroscopy Lab, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[4] Ginzton Technol Ctr, Varian Med Syst, Stanford, CA 94309 USA

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2002年 / 75卷 / 2-3期

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D O I：

10.1007/s00340-002-0991-8

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

A novel instrument, based on cavity-ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS), has been developed for trace gas detection. The new instrument utilizes a widely tunable optical parametric oscillator (OPO), which incorporates a zinc-germanium-phosphide (ZGP) crystal that is pumped at 2.8 mum by a 25-Hz ErCr:YSGG laser. The resultant mid-IR beam profile is nearly Gaussian, with energies exceeding 200 muJ/pulse between 6 and 8 mum, corresponding to a quantum conversion efficiency of approximately 35%. Vapor-phase mid-infrared spectra of common explosives (TNT, TATP, RDX, PETN and Tetryl) were acquired using the CRDS technique. Parts-per-billion concentration levels were readily detected with no sample preconcentration. A collection/flash-heating sequence was implemented in order to enhance detection limits for ambient air sampling. Detection limits as low as 75 ppt for TNT are expected, with similar concentration levels for the other explosives.

引用

页码：367 / 376

页数：10

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