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Hsieh, Yi-Da Tokushima University|JST
Nakamura, Shota Tokushima University
Abdelsalam, Dahi Ghareab Tokushima University|JST
Hindle, Francis Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale
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Journal Article
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Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy is a promising method for analysing polar gas molecules mixed with unwanted aerosols due to its ability to obtain spectral fingerprints of rotational transition and immunity to aerosol scattering. In this article, dynamic THz spectroscopy of acetonitrile (CH3CN) gas was performed in the presence of smoke under the atmospheric pressure using a fibre-based, asynchronous-optical-sampling THz time-domain spectrometer. To match THz spectral signatures of gas molecules at atmospheric pressure, the spectral resolution was optimized to 1 GHz with a measurement rate of 1 Hz. The spectral overlapping of closely packed absorption lines significantly boosted the detection limit to 200 ppm when considering all the spectral contributions of the numerous absorption lines from 0.2 THz to 1 THz. Temporal changes of the CH3CN gas concentration were monitored under the smoky condition at the atmospheric pressure during volatilization of CH3CN droplets and the following diffusion of the volatilized CH3CN gas without the influence of scattering or absorption by the smoke. This system will be a powerful tool for real-time monitoring of target gases in practical applications of gas analysis in the atmospheric pressure, such as combustion processes or fire accident.
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Scientific Reports
ISSN
20452322
Publisher
Springer Nature
Volume
6
Start Page
28114
Published Date
2016-06-15
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Supplementary Information : srep_6_28114_s1.pdf
Supplementary Video : srep_6_28114_s2.mov
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