Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 9, 20210925(2022)

Wavelength selection and detection performance of DIAL for formaldehyde gas detection

Wenhui Xin, Yuanshuo Bi, Shichun Li, Yaofei Li, and Dengxin Hua
Author Affiliations
  • School of Mechanical and Precision Instrument Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
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    Figures & Tables(12)
    System structure of DIAL for formaldehyde gas concentration detection
    Absorbance of formaldehyde and interference gases
    Echo signal power of the lidar system
    Signal-to-noise of lidar system
    Simulated detection results of formaldehyde at different heights and concentrations
    Effects of different formaldehyde concentrations on echo signal power and detection distance
    Simulation inversion errors corresponding to different formaldehyde concentrations
    Influence of H2O concentration on detection performance
    Influence of methane concentration on detection
    • Table 1. Absorption cross section of formaldehyde, vapor and methane

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      Table 1. Absorption cross section of formaldehyde, vapor and methane

      Absorption cross section/cm2·molecule−1FormaldehydeVaporMethane
      ${\sigma _{{\rm{on}}} }$${\text{2} }{\text{.907 190 05} } \times {10^{ - 19} }$${\text{1} }{\text{.401 362 6} } \times {10^{ - 26} }$${\text{4} }{\text{.958 401 5} } \times {10^{ - 22} }$
      ${\sigma _{\rm off} }$${\text{1} }{\text{.551 551 58} } \times {10^{ - 19} }$${\text{9} }{\text{.131 776 4} } \times {10^{ - 27} }$${\text{7} }{\text{.142 580 7} } \times {10^{ - 22} }$
    • Table 2. System parameters of DIAL

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      Table 2. System parameters of DIAL

      ParameterValue
      Laser wavelength/cm−1λon: 2 778.48
      λoff: 2 777.51
      Pulse energy/mJ1
      Detector bandwidth/MHz5
      Detect active area/mm21×1
      Pulse width/ns25
      Pulse repetition frequency/Hz250
      Laser divergence angle/mrad<1
      Detector typeVIGO-PVI-4 TE-4
      Detector sensitivity/A·W−1≥1
      Receiving area diameter300
      Telescope typeMEADE-LX600-ACF12
      Occlusion ratio16.86%
    • Table 3. Performance parameters of VIGO-PVI-4 TE-4

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      Table 3. Performance parameters of VIGO-PVI-4 TE-4

      ParameterDetector:VIGO-PVI-4 TE-4
      MaterialHgCdTe
      Optium wavelength ${\lambda _{\rm opt} }$/ $\text µ{\text{m} }$2.2-4.2
      Detectivity $ {D^*} $/ $\rm cm \cdot H{z^{1/2} }\cdot W^{-1}$$ \geqslant 6.0 \times {10^{11}} $
      Current responsivity Ri/A·W−1$ \geqslant 1.0 $
      Time constant t/ns $ \leqslant 100 $
      Resistance-optical area product $ R \cdot A $/ $\Omega \cdot \rm c{m^{-2}}$$ \geqslant 800 $
      Optical area A/ $\rm mm^2$1
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    Wenhui Xin, Yuanshuo Bi, Shichun Li, Yaofei Li, Dengxin Hua. Wavelength selection and detection performance of DIAL for formaldehyde gas detection[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(9): 20210925

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers & Laser optics

    Received: Dec. 21, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 6, 2023

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210925

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