METHOD FOR PROCESSING THE SIGNAL OF A PARTICLE SENSOR THAT OPERATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF LASER-INDUCED INCANDESCENCE, ASSEMBLY FOR PROCESSING SUCH A SIGNAL, AND PARTICLE SENSOR

摘要

The invention relates to an assembly (52) which is used to process the output signal (34) of a particle sensor that operates in accordance with the principle of laser-induced incandescence. The assembly comprises a detector (32), which provides an output signal (34) characterizing sensed thermal radiation. According to the invention, a. the detector (32) is designed and configured in such a way that the detector provides an output signal (34) that comprises a plurality of pulses, and b. the assembly (52) comprises a summer (56), to which the output signal (34) is fed at least intermittently and which is designed and configured in such a way that the summer sums the output signal (34) over a time interval.