Investigation of Ozone Concentration Measurement by Visible Photo Absorption Method

摘要

abstract_textpThe measurement of ozone concentration based on the visible photo absorption method is investigated. An LED having an emission peak at 609 nm and a photo diode sensitive at visible light frequencies are used as the light source and the photo detector, respectively. The transmittance is measured as a function of ozone concentration, which is in reasonable agreement with the BeerLambert relationship. The effective absorption cross-section can therefore be estimated from the fitting procedure. The concentrations determined by both the UV and visible photo absorptions agree well with each other in the range from 7.1 to 68.4 g/m(3)(N). The relative error in these concentrations is discussed on the basis of the TwymanLothian curve. The ozone measurement for the air-fed ozone generation is also investigated. The effect of photo absorption due to NOx species is unavoidable. The present results provide useful data if the ozone measurement based on the visible photo absorption method is applied to ozone monitoring instruments or used for laboratory experiments./p/abstract_text