Intracavity optogalvanic detection of 14C using a stabilized 14CO2 laser

Intracavity optogalvanic detection of 14C utilizes the narrow band specificity of 14CO2 laser resonances in the infrared spectrum, coupled with greatly enhanced sensitivity from amplified effective path lengths in optical cavities. Background (nonresonant) interactions are also enhanced in such cavi...

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Published inJournal of applied physics Vol. 126; no. 9
Main Authors Murnick, D. E., DeGuzman, M., Thompson, Joshua, Bacha, T., Liu, Junming
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melville American Institute of Physics 07.09.2019
Subjects
Applied physics
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide lasers
Cavity ringdown
Continuous flow
Infrared lasers
Infrared radiation
Lasers
Optogalvanic effect
Optogalvanic spectroscopy
Sensitivity enhancement
Spectrum analysis
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Summary:Intracavity optogalvanic detection of 14C utilizes the narrow band specificity of 14CO2 laser resonances in the infrared spectrum, coupled with greatly enhanced sensitivity from amplified effective path lengths in optical cavities. Background (nonresonant) interactions are also enhanced in such cavities, making proper separation of signals from background imperative. Intracavity Optogalvanic Spectroscopy (ICOGS) is similar to cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) with certain crucial differences. An ICOGS model, based on a basic CO2 laser and optogalvanic effect physics, is presented. Experimental results using a laboratory instrument with a continuous flow of small CO2 samples in a buffer gas illustrate the model. It is shown that acquisition of optimized signal-to-background ratios for the quantitation of 14CO2 in samples of order 10 μg is achievable, considerably smaller than with CRDS.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.5108963