Pivotal techniques evaluation in QEPAS system for engineering applications. (March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Fupeng; Chang, Jun; Zhang, Qinduan; Qin, Zengguang; Zhu, Cunguang
• Is Part Of: Measurement. Volume 135(2019)
• Page Start: 376
• Page End: 384
• Publication Date: 2019-03
• Subjects: Quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy -- Scanning cycle -- Modulation index -- Long-term stability -- Photoacoustic spectrophone; Weights and measures -- Periodicals; Measurement -- Periodicals; Measurement; Weights and measures; Periodicals; 530.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2018.11.060
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0263-2241

Abstract

Highlights: Scanning cycle is optimized in detail for photoacoustic energy accumulation. Optimum modulation index is verified to be ∼5 by experiments instead of 2.2. Frequency and efficiency of QTF are evaluated in a long-term (∼8 months) experiment. Photoacoustic spectrophones are discussed and compared in their optimum geometric dimensions. Abstract: Efforts were made in this study to evaluate a series of pivotal techniques in standard quartz tuning fork (QTF) based quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS) systems for engineering applications. In current QEPAS systems, a scanning ramp combined with high frequency sinusoidal signal is used to drive the light source for photoacoustic excitation, the scanning cycle was optimized for the first time in experiments guaranteeing that photoacoustic energy accumulation finished to achieve the largest photoacoustic signal, and the optimum modulation index was verified by experiments to be ∼5 instead of the simulated result 2.2. As an important step for engineering applications, a long-term (∼8 months) experiment was also carried out to evaluate the stability of QTF's property. In addition, several photoacoustic spectrophone configurations were compared in the optimum geometry parameters, dual-tubes on beam was verified in experiments to be the most efficient one compared with half on-beam and off-beam structures in standard QTF based systems, which is consist with the summary of published papers.