Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Photoacoustic Spectroscopy for Trace Vapor Detection and Molecular Discrimination 英文参考文献.docVIP

Sensors 2010, 10, 1986-2002; doi:10.3390/s100301986 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Photoacoustic Spectroscopy for Trace Vapor Detection and Molecular Discrimination Ellen Holthoff *, John Bender , Paul Pellegrino and Almon Fisher 1, 1 1 2 1 United States Army Research Laboratory, RDRL-SEE-O, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783, USA; E-Mails: john.s.bender@ (J.B.); ppellegr@ (P.P.) Infotonics Technology Center, 5450 Campus Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424, USA; E-Mail: almon.fisher@ITCMEMS.com 2 * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ellen.holthoff@; Tel.: +1-301-394-1939; Fax: +1-301-394-0310. Received: 1 February 2010; in revised form: 12 February 2010 / Accepted: 28 February 2010/ Published: 11 March 2010 Abstract: We report on the development of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)- scale photoacoustic sensor for the detection of trace gases. A mid-infrared quantum cascade laser (QCL) was used to determine detection limits for acetic acid, acetone, 1,4-dioxane, and vinyl acetate. The source was continuously tunable from 1015 cm-1 to 1240 cm-1, allowing for the collection of photoacoustic vibrational spectra for these gases. Exceptional agreement between the measured photoacoustic spectra and the infrared spectra for acetic acid, acetone, 1,4-dioxane, and vinyl acetate was observed. Partial least-squares (PLS) regression was used to develop an algorithm for classification of these compounds based solely on photoacoustic spectra. Keywords: photoacoustic spectroscopy; sensor; quantum cascade laser; MEMS; chemometrics 1. Introduction Monitoring trace gases is of great importance in a wide range of applications. The Global War on Terror has made rapid dete