Kantzas, E.P., McGonigle, A.J.S. and Bryant, R.G. (2009) Comparison of Low Cost Miniature Spectrometers for Volcanic SO2 Emission Measurements. Sensors, 9 (5). 3256 - 3268. ISSN 1424-8220
Abstract
Miniature ultraviolet USB coupled spectrometers have become ubiquitously applied over the last decade for making volcanic SO2 emission rate measurements. The dominantly applied unit has recently been discontinued however, raising the question of which currently available devices should now be implemented. In this paper, we consider, and make recommendations on this matter, by studying a number of inexpensive compact spectrometers in respect of measurement performance and thermal behaviour. Of the studied units, the Avaspec demonstrated the best prospects for the highest time resolution applications, but in the majority of cases, we anticipate users likely preferring the less bulky USB2000+s.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2009 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
Keywords: | ultraviolet spectrometers; volcanic SO2 monitoring; differential optical absorption spectroscopy |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematics and Statistics (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2015 14:41 |
Last Modified: | 01 Dec 2015 14:41 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s90503256 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/s90503256 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:81012 |