Raman Laser Spectrometer: Application to 12C/13C Isotope Identification in CH4 and CO2 Greenhouse Gases

Autor: Vladimir Vitkin, Anton Polishchuk, Ian Chubchenko, Evgeniy Popov, Konstantin Grigorenko, Artem Kharitonov, Arsen Davtian, Anton Kovalev, Valeria Kurikova, Patrice Camy, Pavel Loiko, Magdalena Aguiló, Francesc Díaz, Xavier Mateos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 21, p 7473 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app10217473
Popis: A compact Raman laser gas spectrometer is developed. It comprises a high-power green laser at 532.123 nm as an excitation source and a specially designed gas cell with an internal volume of less than 0.6 cm3 that can withstand gas pressures up to 100 atm. The resolution of the spectrometer is ~1 cm−1. The Raman spectra of chemically pure isotopically enriched carbon dioxide (12CO2, 13CO2) and methane (12CH4, 13CH4) gases are studied. The expected limit of detection (LOD) is less than 100 ppm for the isotopologues of CO2 and less than 25 ppm for those of CH4 (at a gas pressure of 50 atm.), making the developed spectrometer promising for studying the sources of emissions of greenhouse gases by resolving their isotopologue composition. We also show the suitability of the spectrometer for Raman spectroscopy of human exhalation.
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