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Hydrogen sulfide monitoring is the largest addressable commercial market with most customers in the oil and gas industry. The proposed technology has significant advantages over existing H2S detection methods (electrochemical cells, lead-acetate tape, ultraviolet spectroscopy, resistive gold films, and non-dispersive mid-infrared detectors). Portable, hand-held implementations are possible that would be particularly useful for monitoring upstream oil and gas installations. Mesa Photonics anticipates operating as an OEM supplier to a larger company that is well established (making the technology acceptable to potential customers) who can also provide worldwide sales and service.","description":"Mesa Photonics proposes an optical gas analyzers suitable for planetary and lunar missions that will be smaller, more rugged, and more reliable than existing technology. 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