The Nonlinearity and Related Band Strength of Carbon Monoxide When Applied in Ambient Air Measurement Using Open Long-Path Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry |
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| Authors: | Shih-Yi Chang Tai-Ly Tso Jiunn-Guang Lo |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Nuclear Science, National Tsing Hua University , Taiwan, Republic of China jglo@mx.nthu.edu.tw;3. Department of Nuclear Science, National Tsing Hua University , Taiwan, Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT The accuracy of CO concentration determination by open-path Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry has been re-evaluated in detail. The evaluation focuses on the correction of the calibration curve—the integrated intensity of a standard spectrum—that is used as a comparison spectrum when doing quantitative analysis of CO. Results show that the calibration curve (with 0.5 cm-1 or 1 cm-1 resolution) is apparently inclined to be nonlinear under standard conditions, and that the threshold point of nonlinearity is ~0.1 atm-cm. Two commercial FTIR field monitoring systems have been used to investigate the nonlinearity trend. The experimental method consists of using open-path FTIR systems in combination with nondispersive infrared (NDIR) monitors to establish the calibration curve in a semi-closed corridor. The results have been double-checked using closed-cell dynamic equilibrium systems. When the optical density is larger than a certain value, the curves begin to bend, and when the optical density approaches zero, the band strength is around 178 ± 3 atm-1 cm-2 and 173 ± 2 atm-1 cm-2, respectively, for 0.5 and 1 cm-1 resolution at standard temperature and pressure (STP). These values are quite different from other published data that have been acquired by the pressurized method or by high-resolution |
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