Development and optimization of an OF-CEAS system for stable isotopic ratio analysis of methane (δ13C-CH4) in the mid-infrared

Dinc, Cem; Nitzsche, Ponkanok; Goldschmidt, Jens; Weber, Christian; Nitzsche, Leonard; Schmitt, Katrin; Wöllenstein, Jürgen

doi:10.5194/jsss-15-141-2026

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Development and optimization of an OF-CEAS system for stable isotopic ratio analysis of methane (δ¹³C-CH₄) in the mid-infrared

Cem Dinc, Ponkanok Nitzsche, Jens Goldschmidt, Christian Weber, Leonard Nitzsche, Katrin Schmitt, and Jürgen Wöllenstein

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