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Xin Yu1,2, Zhengang Li1, Jiaxiang Liu1
1Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China.
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To detect non-polar, infrared-inactive hydrogen, a Differential Photoacoustic-Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy (DPA-SRS) method is proposed. Utilizing the SRS process, a portion of the pump light is converted into intense Stokes light corresponding to the hydrogen Raman shift, eliminating complex dual-laser configurations. The nonlinear thermoacoustic effect is excited by this dual-color light field, endowing Photoacoustic Spectroscopy with the capability for hydrogen fingerprint identification. Raman cell pressure was optimized to achieve a synergistic enhancement of the Stokes conversion efficiency and the Four-Wave Mixing effect. Furthermore, an acoustic mode-optimized differential H-type resonant photoacoustic cell was designed, which effectively enhances anti-interference capability through the differential detection mechanism. Distinct from traditional lock-in amplification methods, a time-frequency transformation algorithm was employed to precisely extract the frequency-domain photoacoustic signal from the broadband time-domain acoustic signal. Experimental results demonstrate that the DPA-SRS system exhibits excellent linearity and achieves a Limit of Detection of 0.65 ppm under atmospheric conditions.
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