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Airborne-mercury detection by resonant UV laser pumping

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Optical pumping of the Hg0 6s 1S06p 3P1 transition at 253.7 nm (in air) leads to extremely fast energy transfer and strong laser-induced-fluorescence (LIF) from the Hg0 7s 3S16p 3P2 green transition at 546.2 nm, which is not directly populated by the laser. Ionization occurs simultaneously and becomes particularly strong at reduced background pressures. These observations are consistent with the existence of a multiphoton process followed by electron collisional excitation. Preliminary studies are made to evaluate these phenomena for detecting elemental airborne mercury by LIF and point monitoring with an ionization detector. Measured sensitivities of 2 and 10 parts in 109 (ppb), respectively, at 0.1-Torr air pressure are projected to increase to 1×10-4 and 1×10-5 ppb after relevant system optimization.

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