Abstract
We present a simple and highly sensitive cantilever-enhanced photo-acoustic sensor for detection of nitrogen dioxide. A noise equivalent detection limit of 50 parts-per-trillion in 1 s is demonstrated. The limit was reached with an average optical power of 4.7 W using a continuous-wave laser at 532 nm. The achieved normalized noise equivalent absorption coefficient was .
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