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Relative Vapor-pressure Measurements Using A Frequency-modulated Tunable Diode-laser, A Tool For Water Activity Determination In Solutions

Kauranen, P ; Harwigsson, I and Jonsson, B (1994) In Journal of Physical Chemistry 98(5). p.1411-1415
Abstract
Two-tone frequency modulation spectroscopy (TTFMS) is applied to the determination of water activity using an 820-nm GaAlAs diode laser. By measuring the relative light absorption of water vapor over a solution and over a pure water reference, the water activity in the solution is determined. Fast, nonintrusive, and selective measurements are demonstrated. The detection limit for measuring a relative water vapor pressure change was 0.3%. The application of laser modulation spectroscopy to the determination Of water activity is discussed, and suggestions on increasing the sensitivity and accuracy are presented.
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10.1021/j100056a007
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  issn         = {{0022-3654}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{Journal of Physical Chemistry}},
  title        = {{Relative Vapor-pressure Measurements Using A Frequency-modulated Tunable Diode-laser, A Tool For Water Activity Determination In Solutions}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5329469/2297342.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/j100056a007}},
  volume       = {{98}},
  year         = {{1994}},
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