摘要 |
A sensor device is configured to detect a level of carbon dioxide in a body of gas. The sensor device employs one or more lead selenide (PbSe) detectors as infrared sensing elements, and operates without the temperature regulation required by conventional PbSe-based sensors. Instead, measurements of detector device are compensated for a temperature measured by a relatively inexpensive thermal sensor. This may reduce the cost, enhance stability, enhance ruggedness, enhance manufacture and/or provide other advantages over conventional detectors.
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