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Cantilever-enhanced photoacoustic measurement of light-absorbing aerosols
Instrumentation and Detectors · Submitted 23 Jun 2021
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The authors' main claim Due to the exceptional sensitivity, the technique shows great potential for applications where low detection limits are required, for example size-selected absorption measurements and black carbon detection in ultra clean environments.
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Photoacoustic detection is a sensitive method for measurement of light-absorbing particles directly in the aerosol phase. In this article, we demonstrate a new sensitive technique for photoacoustic aerosol absorption measurements using a cantilever microphone for the detection of the photoacoustic signal. Compared to conventional diaphragm microphones, a cantilever offers increased sensitivity by up to two orders of magnitude. Here we reached a noise level of 0.013 Mm$^{-1}$ (one standard deviation) with a sampling time of 20 s, using a simple single-pass design without a need for a resonant acoustic cell. We demonstrate the method in measurements of size-selected nigrosin particles and ambient black carbon. Due to the exceptional sensitivity, the technique shows great potential for applications where low detection limits are required, for example size-selected absorption measurements and black carbon detection in ultra clean environments.
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| s0 | Photoacoustic detection is a sensitive method for measurement of light-absorbing particles directly in the aerosol phase. | background 1.00 | 0.07 | 0.04 | asserted 1.00 |
| s1 | In this article, we demonstrate a new sensitive technique for photoacoustic aerosol absorption measurements using a cantilever microphone for the detection of the photoacoustic signal. | contribution 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.22 | asserted 1.00 |
| s2 | Compared to conventional diaphragm microphones, a cantilever offers increased sensitivity by up to two orders of magnitude. | method 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.20 | asserted 0.95 |
| s3 | Here we reached a noise level of 0.013 Mm$^{-1}$ (one standard deviation) with a sampling time of 20 s, using a simple single-pass design without a need for a resonant acoustic cell. | result 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.21 | asserted 1.00 |
| s4 | We demonstrate the method in measurements of size-selected nigrosin particles and ambient black carbon. | contribution 0.61 | 0.96 | 0.07 | asserted 1.00 |
| s5 | Due to the exceptional sensitivity, the technique shows great potential for applications where low detection limits are required, for example size-selected absorption measurements and black carbon detection in ultra clean environments. | interpretation 0.95 | 0.39 | 0.57 | hedged possibility 0.56 |
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Photoacoustic detection is a sensitive method for measurement of light-absorbing particles directly in the aerosol phase. In this article, we demonstrate a new sensitive technique for photoacoustic aerosol absorption measurements using a cantilever microphone for the detection of the photoacoustic signal. Compared to conventional diaphragm microphones, a cantilever offers increased sensitivity by up to two orders of magnitude. Here we reached a noise level of 0.013 Mm$^{-1}$ (one standard deviation) with a sampling time of 20 s, using a simple single-pass design without a need for a resonant acoustic cell. We demonstrate the method in measurements of size-selected nigrosin particles and ambient black carbon. Due to the exceptional sensitivity, the technique shows great potential for applications where low detection limits are required, for example size-selected absorption measurements and black carbon detection in ultra clean environments.
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