Pressure-dependent terahertz optical characterization of heptafluoropropane

Heptafluoropropane(HFP), as the best alternative to halon fire-suppression agents, is now a widely used fire extinguishing agent. The current studies of HFP, concentrating on the extinguishing mechanisms of flames and decomposition products, in general deal with the destructive and high temperature cases. In this paper, terahertz time-domain spectra are used to characterize HFP at different pressures. Optical parameters of HFP, such as absorption coefficient, refractive index, and relative permittivity, and their relationship with concentration of samples, are discussed. The absorption peak of HFP at 0.3 THz depends strongly on the applied pressure, and the corresponding parameters increase almost linearly with increasing HFP concentration. The present study lays a foundation for future extensive applications.     

烷烃混合气体的太赫兹光谱分析

太赫兹时域光谱技术(THz-TDS)是近十多年发展起来的一种新的远红外光谱技术,在气体研究方面有了一定进展,尤其是对极性气体,而对非极性气体研究较少。本文以干馏气、天然气以及各种沼气的主要成分CH₄, C₂H₆和C₃H₈气体(非极性气体)为研究对象,首先对CH₄,C₂H₆和C₃H₈三种纯气进行测量,利用THz-TDS技术得到其太赫兹频域谱和相位谱,然后将其以不同比例、不同种类混合成二元气体,进一步研究混合气体的频域谱和相位谱。实验结果表明CH₄,C₂H₆对太赫兹波的吸收很小而C₃H₈对太赫兹波有一定的吸收,这与C₃H₈极性增强的物理特性相符合。为了实现对烷烃混合气体的压强和各成分浓度的定量分析,本文利用BP人工神经网络法对上述二元混合体系的太赫兹频域谱进行分析,对训练集和预测集分别计算了混合气体的压强和各成分浓度的预测值与实际值的相关系数,训练集和预测集的相关系数取值分别为0.994～0.999和0.981～0.993。研究表明,利用太赫兹时域光谱技术结合BP人工神经网络数学方法可以实现对烷烃混合气体的压强和各成分浓度的定量分析,使THz-TDS技术在气体领域研究范围更加广阔。