Photoacoustic spectroscopy for gas sensing: A comparison between piezoelectric and interferometric readout in custom quartz tuning forks

We report on a comparison between piezoelectric and interferometric readouts of vibrations in quartz tuning forks (QTFs) when acting as sound wave transducers in a quartz-enhanced photoacoustic setup (QEPAS) for trace gas detection. A theoretical model relating the prong vibration amplitude with the...

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Main Authors: Stefano Dello Russo, Sheng Zhou, Andrea Zifarelli, Pietro Patimisco, Angelo Sampaolo, Marilena Giglio, Davide Iannuzzi, Vincenzo Spagnolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Photoacoustics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213597919300783