Pure rotational spectrometers for trace-level VOC detection and chemical sensing

Justin L. Neill; Brent J. Harris; Robin L. Pulliam; Matt T. Muckle; Roger Reynolds; David McDaniel; Brooks H. Pate

doi:10.1117/12.2050417

21 May 2014 Pure rotational spectrometers for trace-level VOC detection and chemical sensing

Justin L. Neill, Brent J. Harris, Robin L. Pulliam, Matt T. Muckle, Roger Reynolds, David McDaniel, Brooks H. Pate

Proceedings Volume 9101, Next-Generation Spectroscopic Technologies VII; 91010B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050417
Event: SPIE Sensing Technology + Applications, 2014, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

Pure rotational spectroscopy in the centimeter, millimeter, and THz regions of the electromagnetic spectrum is a powerful technique for the characterization of polar molecules in the gas phase. Although this technology has a long history in the research sector for structural characterization, recent advances in digital electronics have only recently made commercial instruments competitive with established chemical analysis techniques. BrightSpec is introducing a platform of pure rotational spectrometers in response to critical unmet needs in chemical analysis. These instruments aim to deliver the operational simplicity of Fourier transform infrared spectrometers in conjunction with the chemical analysis capabilities of mass spectrometers. In particular, the BrightSpec ONE instrument a broadband gas mixture analyzer with full capabilities for chemical analysis. This instrument implements Fourier transform millimeter-wave emission spectroscopy, wherein a brief excitation pulse is applied to the sample, followed by the measurement of the coherent free induction decay responses of all molecular transitions within the excitation bandwidth. After sample injection and characterization, the spectrometer returns a list of all known species detected in the sample, along with their concentrations in the mixture. No prior knowledge about the sample composition is required. The instrument can then perform double-resonance measurements (analogous to 2-D COSY NMR), direct mass determination through analysis of the time profile of the molecular signal, and automated isotopic identification as part of a suite of tools that can return the structural identity of the unknowns in the sample.

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Justin L. Neill, Brent J. Harris, Robin L. Pulliam, Matt T. Muckle, Roger Reynolds, David McDaniel, and Brooks H. Pate "Pure rotational spectrometers for trace-level VOC detection and chemical sensing", Proc. SPIE 9101, Next-Generation Spectroscopic Technologies VII, 91010B (21 May 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050417

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