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WANG Ling-Fang, SHARPLES Thomas-Roben. Monitoring Hydrogen Sulfide Using a Quantum Cascade Laser Based Trace Gas Sensing System[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2011, 28(6): 067805. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/28/6/067805
WANG Ling-Fang, SHARPLES Thomas-Roben. Monitoring Hydrogen Sulfide Using a Quantum Cascade Laser Based Trace Gas Sensing System[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2011, 28(6): 067805. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/28/6/067805
WANG Ling-Fang, SHARPLES Thomas-Roben. Monitoring Hydrogen Sulfide Using a Quantum Cascade Laser Based Trace Gas Sensing System[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2011, 28(6): 067805. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/28/6/067805