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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2021
Hahn-schickard-gesellschaft Für Angewandte Forschung E. V., Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für Angewandte Forschung e. V., Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Abstract
A method for detecting aerosol particles in ambient air with a photoacoustic gas sensor, wherein an analysis volume is present in the beam path of a modulable emitter such that the emitter can use modulable radiation to excite aerosol particles in the analysis volume to form sound pressure waves which are detectable by means of the sensor. Using the modulable emitter, the analysis volume is irradiated with the modulated radiation to generate sound pressure waves. The generated sound pressure waves are measured by the sensor, whereby the presence and/or concentration of the aerosol particles in the ambient air is determined on the basis of the measurement results. In some embodiments, the aerosol particles are bioaerosols, such as pollen, spores, bacteria and viruses.