Optics: measuring and testing – By dispersed light spectroscopy – With sample excitation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-13
2010-11-23
Chowdhury, Tarifur (Department: 2886)
Optics: measuring and testing
By dispersed light spectroscopy
With sample excitation
Reexamination Certificate
active
07839499
ABSTRACT:
A hydrogen sensor for detecting/quantitating hydrogen and hydrogen isotopes includes a sampling line and a microplasma generator that excites hydrogen from a gas sample and produces light emission from excited hydrogen. A power supply provides power to the microplasma generator, and a spectrometer generates an emission spectrum from the light emission. A programmable computer is adapted for determining whether or not the gas sample includes hydrogen, and for quantitating the amount of hydrogen and/or hydrogen isotopes are present in the gas sample.
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Cao Wenqing
Duan Yixiang
Jia Quanxi
Borkowsky Samuel L.
Chowdhury Tarifur
Los Alamos National Security LLC
Nur Abdullahi
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