4.2. Measurements
            4.2.3. Gas analysis
                4.2.3.2. Oxygen-specific
4.2.3.2.3. Paramagnetic analysis

Paramagnetic analyser

Principle

Oxgen and nitric oxide are paramagnetic

Most other gases (e.g. nitrogen) are weakly diamagnetic and thus are repelled from a magnetic field.

Advantage

Disadvantage

Keywords:  Oxygen, measurement of ; Paramagnetic analysis
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