Radio-frequency discharge detector

The response of the radio frequency discharge detector was reported as 10 mV for a concentration change of 10 g/ml of methyl laureate. The noise level was reported to be 0.05 mV, which would give the minimum detectable concentration for a signal-to-noise ratio of 2 as about 6 x iQ- g/ml. This detector operated at atmospheric pressure and so no vacuum system was required. The effect of temperature on the detector performance was not reported, nor was its linearity over a significant concentration range. This detector was not made available commercially. 

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