WO2014132046A3 - Photoacoustic chemical detector - Google Patents

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WO2014132046A3
WO2014132046A3 PCT/GB2014/050548 GB2014050548W WO2014132046A3 WO 2014132046 A3 WO2014132046 A3 WO 2014132046A3 GB 2014050548 W GB2014050548 W GB 2014050548W WO 2014132046 A3 WO2014132046 A3 WO 2014132046A3
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chemical detector
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Hideaki Page
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    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/17—Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
    • G01N21/1702—Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated with opto-acoustic detection, e.g. for gases or analysing solids
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/22—Details, e.g. general constructional or apparatus details
    • G01N29/24—Probes
    • G01N29/2418—Probes using optoacoustic interaction with the material, e.g. laser radiation, photoacoustics
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/22—Details, e.g. general constructional or apparatus details
    • G01N29/24—Probes
    • G01N29/2418—Probes using optoacoustic interaction with the material, e.g. laser radiation, photoacoustics
    • G01N29/2425—Probes using optoacoustic interaction with the material, e.g. laser radiation, photoacoustics optoacoustic fluid cells therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/01—Arrangements or apparatus for facilitating the optical investigation
    • G01N21/03—Cuvette constructions
    • G01N2021/0378—Shapes
    • G01N2021/0382—Frustoconical, tapered cell
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/17—Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
    • G01N21/1702—Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated with opto-acoustic detection, e.g. for gases or analysing solids
    • G01N2021/1704—Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated with opto-acoustic detection, e.g. for gases or analysing solids in gases

Abstract

The invention relates to a photoacoustic chemical detector for detecting one or more target chemicals in a sample gas or liquid, a method of detecting one or more target chemicals in a sample gas or liquid using a photoacoustic chemical detector, and a photoacoustic sensor for use in a photoacoustic chemical detector. The light source (e.g. Fabry-Perot laser) output is encoded by controlling the drive current, drive voltage and/or operating temperature in order to produce a known multimode emission (having known peaks of intensity at known frequencies) that is used to irradiate a sample gas or liquid within a specially designed photoacoustic sensor, which generates an acoustic signal that is detected by a microphone. The encoded drive signal applied to the light source results in a varying trace in the photoacoustic signal that can be used to analyse and identify the of the sample in the photoacoustic cell. The photoacoustic signal is the convolution of the programmed frequency encoding of the light source with the absorption spectrum of the sample.
PCT/GB2014/050548 2013-02-28 2014-02-24 Photoacoustic chemical detector WO2014132046A2 (en)

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