Hydrogen sensor

Patent · Tue Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2010

OSTI ID:1014734

Duan, Yixiang ^[1]; Jia, Quanxi ^[1]; Cao, Wenqing ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos, NM
2. Katy, TX

A hydrogen sensor for detecting/quantitating hydrogen and hydrogen isotopes includes a sampling line and a microplasma generator that excites hydrogen from a gas sample and produces light emission from excited hydrogen. A power supply provides power to the microplasma generator, and a spectrometer generates an emission spectrum from the light emission. A programmable computer is adapted for determining whether or not the gas sample includes hydrogen, and for quantitating the amount of hydrogen and/or hydrogen isotopes are present in the gas sample.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
• Patent Number(s): 7,839,499
• Application Number: US Patent Application 12/069,971
• OSTI ID: 1014734
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English