Fig. 1. Absorption spectra of several gas molecules, data from spectroscopic database HITRAN
Fig. 2. (a) Device diagram for atmospheric gas sensing based on wavelength modulation spectroscopy technique and the results of continuous online monitoring of (b) NO2, (c) NH3 and (d) NO[115]
Fig. 3. (a) Schematic diagram of the online total emission measurement experimental setup and the continuous measurement results of (b) oxygen concentration and (c) oxygen flow rate[141]
Fig. 4. (a) Schematic configuration of a TDLAS system and (b) measurement of 15NO and 14NO concentration[152]
Fig. 5. (a) Schematic of instrument layout and methane carbon stable isotopic composition (δ13CCH4) measured via the in situ ICOS analyzer and (b) a conventional isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS)[159]
Fig. 6. (a) Measuring device and (b)-(d) results of hypersonic combustion heating wind tunnel[180]
Fig. 7. Reconstructed distribution results. (a) Temperature; (b) water vapour concentration (volume fraction) [181]
Fig. 8. Absorption spectra of ordinary water (full lines, H area) and heavy water (dotted line, D area) at three selected temperatures[190]
Fig. 9. (a) Experimental setup and time-resolved measurement of film thickness and (b) temperature during film evaporation by TDLAS[186]
Molecule | NIR | MIR | Molecule | NIR | MIR |
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Wavelength /nm | | Typicaldetectionlimits /10-6 | Wavelength /nm | Typicaldetectionlimits /10-9 | Wavelength /nm | Typicaldetectionlimits /10-6 | Wavelength /nm | Typicaldetectionlimits /10-9 |
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H2O | 1390 | 0.06 | 5940 | 2 | SO2 | - | - | 7280 | 14 | CO2 | 1960 | 3 | 4230 | 0.13 | CH4 | 1650 | 0.6 | 3260 | 1.7 | CO | 1570 | 30 | 4600 | 0.75 | C2H2 | 1520 | 0.08 | 7400 | 3.5 | 2330 | 0.5 | 4872 | 0.005 | HF | 1310 | 0.01 | - | - | NO | 1800 | 60 | 5250 | 5.8 | HCl | 1790 | 0.15 | 3400 | 0.83 | 2650 | 1 | 5331 | 0.14 | HBr | 1960 | 0.6 | 3820 | 7.2 | NO2 | 680 | 0.34 | 6140 | 3 | HI | 1540 | 2.1 | 4391 | 1.6 | N2O | 2260 | 1 | 4470 | 0.44 | HCN | 1540 | 0.29 | 6910 | 12 | H2S | 1570 | 20 | 7328 | 0.008 | H2CO | 1930 | 50 | 3550 | 8.4 | O3 | - | - | 9500 | 11 | PH3 | 2150 | 1 | 10100 | 6.2 | NH3 | 1500 | 0.8 | 10300 | 0.8 | O2 | 760 | 78 | - | - |
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Table 1. Typical concentration detection limits in TDLAS technology[88]
Physiological symptom | Breathbiomarker | Typical laserwavelength /μm | Detectionlimit /10-9 | Normalconcentration /10-9 |
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Asthma, hypertension, rhinitis,various air way inflammations | Nitrogenmonoxide (NO) | 5.26 | 2 | adult<50children<35 | Cystic fibrosis, liver failure, acuteRejection of transplanted lungs | Carbonylsulfide (OCS) | 3.3-5.5 | 0.5 | 3-30 | vitamin E deficiency, chronicRespiratory diseases, cells oxidativestress, scleroderma | Ethane (C2H6) | 2.6-4.0 | 0.1 | ~0.12 | Helicobacter Pyroli,oral cavity disease | Ammonia (NH3) | 10-11 | 1 | 250-2900 | Hyperbilirubina, oxidative stress,respiratory infections, asthma | Carbonmonoxide (CO) | 4.6-5 | 10 | <10000 (forsmokers: <20000) | Colonic fermentation,intestinal problems | Methane (CH4) | 3.3-3.5 | 500 | 3000-10000 |
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Table 2. Physiological symptoms corresponding to their breath biomarker and typical laser wavelengths for TDLAS