Diode-laser-based sensor for ultraviolet absorption measurements of atomic mercury |
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Authors: | TN Anderson JK Magnuson RP Lucht |
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Institution: | (1) School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 585 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2088, USA |
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Abstract: | A new sensor has been developed for measuring atomic mercury using absorption spectroscopy with 254-nm radiation generated
from two sum-frequency-mixed diode lasers. Beams from a 375-nm external-cavity diode laser and a 784-nm distributed feedback
diode laser are mixed in a beta-barium-borate crystal to generate approximately 4 nW of ultraviolet radiation. The development
of the sensor is described along with extensive characterization experiments in a mercury vapor cell in the laboratory. An
accuracy of ±6% in the absolute concentration of atomic mercury has been demonstrated by comparison with equilibrium vapor
pressure calculations. The detection limit is approximately 0.1 parts per billion of atomic mercury in a meter path length
for 300-K gas and a 10-s integration time. The insensitivity of the sensor to broadband attenuation is demonstrated. Measurements
of collision-broadening coefficients for air, N2, Ar, and CO2 are reported, and implementation of wavelength-modulation spectroscopy with the sensor is demonstrated. Finally, results
are presented from measurements with the sensor in situ in the exhaust stream of an actual coal-fired combustor.
PACS 07.07.Df; 42.62.Fi; 42.65.Ky; 42.72.Bj |
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