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Marilena Giglio, Pietro Patimisco, Angelo Sampaolo, Gaetano Scamarcio, Frank K Tittel, Vincenzo Spagnolo.
Abstract
We report here on the use of the Allan deviation plot to analyze the long-term stability of a quartz-enhanced photoacoustic (QEPAS) gas sensor. The Allan plot provides information about the optimum averaging time for the QEPAS signal and allows the prediction of its ultimate detection limit. The Allan deviation can also be used to determine the main sources of noise coming from the individual components of the sensor. Quartz tuning fork thermal noise dominates for integration times up to 275 s, whereas at longer averaging times, the main contribution to the sensor noise originates from laser power instabilities.Mesh:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26529758 DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2015.2495013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control ISSN: 0885-3010 Impact factor: 2.725