CA2461328A1 - A multiplexed type of spectrophone - Google Patents

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CA2461328A1
CA2461328A1 CA002461328A CA2461328A CA2461328A1 CA 2461328 A1 CA2461328 A1 CA 2461328A1 CA 002461328 A CA002461328 A CA 002461328A CA 2461328 A CA2461328 A CA 2461328A CA 2461328 A1 CA2461328 A1 CA 2461328A1
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Abstract

This invention relates to the method for rendering the spectrophone capable of multiple specie analysis simultaneously. This invention is based on: the geometric design of the spectrophone chamber (containing the microphones) being acoustically resonant at a number of different resonant frequencies; the simultaneous illumination of the sample in the chamber by the lasers, each operating at a different wavelength; the amplitude modulation of the radiation from each laser being a frequency rate corresponding to a particular resonant frequency; microphones inside the chamber each positioned and frequency tuned to a corresponding resonant frequency. There are many variations on this scheme.

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n~rRODUC~orI
In laser based photoacoustic spectroscopy each molecular specie is basically detected from the response to the illumination of laser radiation of a specific wavelength. The absorption of the specie, in the spectrophone cell, at that specific wavelength produces modulated pressure that is detected by an internal microphone. In general, if more than one specie is to be measured, or to take into account interference from unwanted species, then operation is requu~ed at corresponding different wavelengths. This procedure ultimately sorts out the different species and/or interfering components.
However, normally this procedure requires the operation of the spectrophone at the differing wavelengths in time sequence, that is, requiring that the Ia~er be tuned in time ordered sequence to the different wavelengths. In the case where each wavelength arises from a different and separate source, such as a set of semiconductor lasers each operating at a different wavelength, the illumination from each such Iaser is injected into the spectrophone in time sequence. In these usual cases the measurements of multiple species cannot be performed simultaneously and consequently requires more time for the identification of the species and their concentrations be determined. For practical applications there is a need that multiple specie: analysis be performed simultaneously and in real time with instruments of this type.

SPECIFICATION
This inventions) relates to the photoaeoustic spectrometer car atomic/molecular specie detector, that is based on laser radiation or broadband radiation illumination, that carp analyse the sample for multiple species simultaneously. To do so the inventions) allows fox the simultaneous illumination of the spectrophone chamlber by radiation containing different, discrete wavelengths, as from a number of lasers each operating at one of these different wavelengths, and where the power of each wavelength is amplitude modulated at a different frequency rate. This allows for the sensing of each specie to be perfornc~ed simultaneously.
There are many forms that the irmention can take. Figure l and the following depicts the basic principles involved in the invention. Figure 1 shows one possible configuration in which only two lasers I and 2, of differing wavelengths ~,~ aired ~.~, respectively, are utilized to illuminate the spectrophone cell or chamber 3, so that two different species can be sensed at the same time. As shown, the cell in this examlale is formed by two cylindrical tubes, of internal length and diameter L~, I7~ and L2, D2, respectively, internally connected but vacuum closed to the outside. The lasers are power modulated, respectively, at frequencies c~$ and ~2, by modulators I a and 2a, respectively, and as reference frequencies sent to separate phase-lock amplifiers 10 and I I as shown. The laser beams are transported to and through the cell 3 by mews of optical fibers or waveguides 4 and the two beams combined by a dichroic mirror ~ (reflecting the beam from 2 and transmitting the beam from I ). {There are many schemes for the simultaneous injection of more than two beams.) The cell 3~ is closed by two radiation transmitting windows 6 through which the Laser beams pass through and onto a radiation power meter 7 at the exit window of the cell. A single detector 7 is used to measure the exit powers for both laser beams simultaneously. In this ca;9e the detector must have a response time fast enough to detect beams at both modulation rates wI and a~z or, otherwise, separate detectors each sensitive to corresponding modulation rates can be used. The exit power, P, measured by detector ? is separated, by the filter 8 into power components at c~x and ~ which are sent to the computer, I4E, for signal normalization pureoses. A gas sample, containing trace amounts of the species of interest in a background, typically air and typically at I atmosphere of pressure, is entered into and exited out of the cell via valued ports 9. The sample can be; a static gas fill of can be continuously flowed through the cell. Electric power suppliies for all the necessary components are implied and not: shown.
It is important feature for this invention to work properly is that the acoustic resonances chosen for operation be sufficiently separated in frequency ;Space such that there willl be no overlap in the response from the microphones. Such a situation can always be effected by the proper design and selection of the internal geometry of the cell ~.
Figure 2 illustrates a typical frequency separation of the two acoustic resonances considered here. Operating the photoacoustic detector in this way provides a basic filtering between the responses of the microphones and filters all acoustic noise or erroneous signals arising from outside the bandwidths of the subject resonances.
Considering Fig. I, ifthe specie has an absorptivity at ~.I the absorption will produce a gas heating which, because of the fixed cell volume, translates into a pressure change modulated at a frequency of ~i which is sensed by the internal microphone M1.
The resulting electronic signal, esa, from Mg, is fed into and measured by the lock-in amplifier 10. The modulation rate c~i corresponds to an acoustic resonance frequency at cal which amplifies the pressure changes at this modulation rate. The frequency bandwidth of the resonance is sufficiently narrow to effectively prevent frequency overlap, within its bandwidth, with other resonances and thereby would f Iter out acoustic signals from any source at frequencies outside the bandwidth of the resonance at w~. The resonance frequency is determined by the internal geometry of the phol~oacoustic cell 3.
Microphone M1 is situated at or near a maximum of the pressure standing wave I2, the amplitude of which as shown in Fig_1. In a similar fashion microphone MZ is internally situated near a maximum of the pressure standing wave 13 in the side arm def ned, as shown, by length and diameter f,2, Dz. The resonance in this case is at frequency cv2 and outside the bandwidth of the resonance at wr. The signals from M,, es~, and MZ
es2, are fed, for processing, to separate phase-locked (lock-in) amplifiers each referenced to the corresponding frequencies ay and raz, respectively. The phase-locked arnplif~ers evaluate the microphone signals and render them into direct current values and subsequently fed into the computer 14. The exit powers of the two beams, P(col) and P(w2), required for the normalization of the microphone signals are also fed into the computer.
The computer analyzes the input data and produces the specie identifications and their concentrations for display.
The acoustic resonances ofthe detector is defined. by the internal geometry of the cell 3 and are given by w~ = ~ c f ( ~.)2 + (f~)z ~~ia (1) where cak".,n is the acoustic resonance frequency, in radians per second, defined by a cylindrical section of length L between the end boundaries .and of internal radius R, c is the velocity of sound for the gas at the pressure and temperature inside the cell 3, k is an integer having values corresponding to longitudinal harmonies, and (3~,y, is the n~' root of the derivative of the Bessel function 3m(~~i), of order m, with respect to ~3.
It should! be noted that the acoustic resonance here is a pressure standing wave where the boundaries defining the length L can be any discontinuity in the cross section such as the window boundary at each end of the cell 3 or the windows need not even be present, that is the ends of the cell can be open. 'The point is that these boundaries define the standing ewave nodes of zero pressure. It is also clear that each tubular section. of the cell (as shown being utilized by microphones M1 and M2) has available to it a number of resonances defined by values of k, rn and n and the sum and difference resonance frequencies by various combinations of reson&nees arising from the two sections shown in Fig 1. All of the differering resonances can be used to increase the number of radiation sources of different wavengths illuminating the cell where each source is modulated and its microphone response is processed at its resonance frequency.
There are many internal geometrical configurations of the ~photoacoustic cell that promote acoustic resonances. To illustrate the principles involved Figs. 3, 4, and 5 show schematics of a few configurationals.with the pressure profile (indicated by the dotted lines) for some of the resonant pressure standing waves. '1'Me maxima are the most desired positions for the microphone.
Figure 3 shows thereof the fundamental resonance modes available with this geometry.
The expansion bulbs 16, 17, and 18 defines the lengths to determine the resonance frequency by equation (I) for each case. The expansion bulbs provide an abrupt change in the tube cross section which is sufficient to force a pressure node (zero pressure point) within the vicinity of the entrance to the bulb. The chamber 15 need not be closed at both ends as shown. Figure 3 shows the best positions X for the microphone for each resonance. A single microphone of sufficient frequency bandwidth can be positioned in an overlapping region of two or mare resonances where the pressure value in each case is non-zero.
Figure 4 shows a configuration with two resonance side anus I9 and 20. To have different resonance frequencies the side arms are non-equal length and/or diameters D as shown. There would be several other resonances, all of different frequencies, that can be obtained from this geometry. Figure 5 is the saume as Fig.. 4 except that the side arm tubes, 19 and 20, are replaced by the geometries of disks, 21 and 22 of radii RI andR2, respectively. The acoustic resonances in these disks will be dominated by the second term (~c (i"~/R) (i.e. radial patterns of standing pressure waves) of equation (1).
Additional resonance frequencies are also obtainable frorn harmonics or overtones, and combinations in terms of sums and difference frequencies of these fundamental resonances. Furthermore the same principles apply to rectangular cross sectional or any geometry where there will be points between which pressure standing waves can be produced.

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1. The technique in which multiple acoustic resonances of different frequencies by which any number radiations of different wavelengths, from coherent sources such as lasers or incoherent sources, are simultaneously injected into the detection chamber of a photoacoustic detector or spectrometer and thereby allowing for the simultaneous identification and concentration measurements of atomic, molecular species, or particulate matter contained in the gas sample contained in the detector chamber.
2. The technique, as defined in claim 1, wherein the total gas pressure in the chamber can be from less than 0.1 Torr to as high a pressure that the chamber can assume without damage. The concentration of the species to be sensed and/or their concentrations to be measured can be from zero to purity of the sample.
3. The technique, as defined in claim 1, and 2, in which the atomic, molecular species, and particulate matter are contained in a liquid or solid sample in the detector chamber.
4. The technique, as defined in claims 1, 2, and 3, wherein any internal geometrical structure of the chamber is used to define the acoustic resonances.
5. The technique, as defined in claims 1, 2, 3, and 4, wherein the specie sensing is performed by one or more microphones or thermal sensors.
6. The technique, as defined in claims 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, wherein one or more detector chambers are used, either in parallel, in line, or in combination thereof, each in single or multiple acoustic resonant mode, and wherein one or more radiations of differing wavelengths are illuminating the chambers.
7. The technique, as defined in claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, wherein one or more power detectors or meters are used to measure the radiation powers illuminating the chamber or chambers.
8. The technique, as defined in claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, wherein the modulation of the radiations the chamber are amplitude, or frequency, or phase modulated, or by utilizing the Stark effect to modulate (shifting) the frequency of the specie absorption feature with respect to the frequency (or wavelength) of the radiation illuminating the chamber.
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