Second derivative of Voigt function

Chen Guang Yang, Rui Feng Kan, Zhen Yu Xu, Guang Le Zhang, Jian Guo Liu

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Abstract

In high-temperature high-pressure environment, the measurement precisions of tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy and other laser spectrum technologies are influenced by spectral overlap because of Doppler and Lorentz broadenings. One of the potential methods to improve precision is to use the second derivative spectral signal, which has less overlap. This paper deals with the second derivative of Voigt function. The integration of its second derivative from negative to positive infinity is proved to be zero. And the analytical results of its second derivative minimum and the maxima or minima of its even-order derivatives are obtained. It is also shown that there is the relationship between the ratio of second derivative maximum point location to zero point location and the ratio of Lorentz half-width to Doppler half-width. These results provide the basis for inversing precision information from second derivative spectral signal.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)223301
Number of pages1
JournalWuli Xuebao/Acta Physica Sinica
Volume63
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 20 2014
Externally publishedYes

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© 2014 Chinese Physical Society.

Keywords

  • Locations of zero points
  • Minimum of second derivative
  • Voigt function

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