Patent Publication Number: US-11650139-B2

Title: Detection method for detection device, control system, detection system, and program

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is the U.S. National Phase under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2019/030916, filed on Aug. 6, 2019, which in turn claims the benefit of Japanese Application No. 2018-149789, filed on Aug. 8, 2018, the entire disclosures of which Applications are incorporated by reference herein. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure generally relates to detection methods for detection devices, control systems, detection systems, and programs. The present disclosure specifically relates to a detection method for detection device for detecting a chemical substance existing in a gas, a control system for controlling the detection device, a detection system including the detection device, and a program. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     As a conventional example, Patent Literature 1 describes an odor detector. The odor detector includes: an odor sensor configured to output signals corresponding to respective odor substances; an adsorption and desorption part configured to adsorb and desorb a sample gas; and a flow passage configured to guide the gas desorbed from the adsorption and desorption part to the odor sensor. In this odor detector, the adsorption and desorption part and the odor sensor are disposed independently of each other and are connected to each other via a flow path (pipe) and a switching valve. 
     A flow path structure of the odor detector described in Patent Literature 1 is a structure including the flow path (pipe) and the switching valve between the adsorption and desorption part and the odor sensor, and therefore, the flow path structure is complicated. Moreover, a certain time may be required for condensation of the odor substance (a chemical substance) in the sample gas toward the adsorption and desorption part, and reducing the time required for the condensation of the chemical substance is thus desirable. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     Patent Literature 1: JP H 10-19862 A 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present disclosure to provide a detection method for a detection device, a control system, a detection system, and a program which reduce a time required for condensation of a chemical substance while simplifying a flow path of a gas. 
     A detection method for a detection device according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a detection method for a detection device including a detection chamber forming part of a flow path through which a sample gas flows, an adsorption part, and a sensor. The adsorption part is disposed in the detection chamber and is configured to adsorb a chemical substance contained in the sample gas. The sensor is disposed in the detection chamber and is configured to detect the chemical substance contained in the sample gas. The detection method includes a calibration mode, a first detection mode, a first adsorption mode, a second adsorption mode, and a second detection mode. The calibration mode is a mode of calibrating the sensor in a state where a low-concentration gas is caused to flow along a direction from the sensor toward the adsorption part. A content of the chemical substance is less in the low-concentration gas than in the sample gas. The first detection mode is a mode of, after the calibration mode, detecting the chemical substance contained in the sample gas by the sensor in a state where the sample gas is caused to flow along the direction from the sensor toward the adsorption part. The first adsorption mode is a mode of adsorbing, by the adsorption part, the chemical substance during an execution time period including a time period overlapping at least part of an execution time period of the first detection mode. The second adsorption mode is a mode of, after the first adsorption mode, adsorbing, by the adsorption part, the chemical substance in a state where the sample gas is caused to flow along a direction from the adsorption part toward the sensor. The second detection mode is a mode of desorbing, from the adsorption part, the chemical substance adsorbed in the first adsorption mode and the second adsorption mode and detecting the chemical substance by the sensor. 
     A control system according to one aspect of the present disclosure is configured to control the detection device. The detection device includes: a detection chamber forming part of a flow path through which a sample gas flows; an adsorption part; and a sensor. The adsorption part is disposed in the detection chamber and is configured to adsorb a chemical substance contained in the sample gas. The sensor is disposed in the detection chamber and is configured to detect the chemical substance contained in the sample gas. The control system includes a calibration mode, a first detection mode, a first adsorption mode, a second adsorption mode, and a second detection mode as operation modes. The calibration mode is a mode of calibrating the sensor in a state where a low-concentration gas is caused to flow along a direction from the sensor toward the adsorption part. A content of the chemical substance is less in the low-concentration gas than in the sample gas. The first detection mode is a mode of, after the calibration mode, detecting the chemical substance contained in the sample gas by the sensor in a state where the sample gas is caused to flow along the direction from the sensor toward the adsorption part. The first adsorption mode is a mode of adsorbing, by the adsorption part, the chemical substance during an execution time period including a time period overlapping at least part of an execution time period of the first detection mode. The second adsorption mode is a mode of, after the first adsorption mode, adsorbing, by the adsorption part, the chemical substance in a state where the sample gas is caused to flow along a direction from the adsorption part toward the sensor. The second detection mode is a mode of desorbing, from the adsorption part, the chemical substance adsorbed in the first adsorption mode and the second adsorption mode and detecting the chemical substance by the sensor. 
     A detection system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes the control system, the detection device, and a valve configured to open and close a pathway connected to the detection chamber. The control system is configured to perform opening and closing control of the valve to control a flow of the sample gas and the low-concentration gas in the detection chamber. 
     A program according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a program configured to cause a computer system to execute the detection method. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a sectional view illustrating a detection device to which a detection method (a method of use) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is directed; 
         FIG.  2    is a block diagram illustrating a detection system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  3 A  is a top view illustrating the detection device where an upper cover of the housing of the detection device is removed; 
         FIG.  3 B  is a perspective view illustrating the detection device; 
         FIG.  4 A  is a view illustrating a pathway of a gas in the detection system; 
         FIG.  4 B  is a view illustrating a pathway of a gas in the detection system; 
         FIG.  5 A  is a view illustrating the detection method for (the method for using) the detection device; 
         FIG.  5 B  is a view illustrating the detection method for (the method for using) the detection device; 
         FIG.  6 A  is a view illustrating a variation of the detection method for (the method for using) the detection device; and 
         FIG.  6 B  is a view illustrating a variation of the detection method for (the method for using) the detection device. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     (1) Schema 
     The drawings to be referred to in the following description of the embodiment are all schematic representations. That is to say, the ratio of the dimensions (including thicknesses) of respective constituent elements illustrated on the drawings does not always reflect their actual dimensional ratio. 
     A detection method according to the present embodiment is a detection method for a detection device  1 . As illustrated in  FIG.  1   , the detection device  1  has a detection chamber  10  forming part (a flow path L 1 ) of a flow path of a gas (a sample gas). The detection device  1  is configured to detect a chemical substance existing in the gas in the detection chamber  10 . That is, the detection device  1  further includes a sensor  11  disposed in the detection chamber  10  and configured to detect the chemical substance contained in the sample gas. The detection device  1  further includes an adsorption part  12  disposed in the detection chamber  10  and configured to adsorb the chemical substance. 
     The sensor  11  configured to output a signal according to the chemical substance and the adsorption part  12  configured to adsorb the chemical substance are disposed in the detection chamber  10 . That is, both the sensor  11  and the adsorption part  12  are disposed in the detection chamber  10  through which the gas can passes. 
     In this embodiment, the detection method for (hereinafter also referred to as a method for using) the detection device  1  has at least a first detection mode, a condensation mode (hereinafter also referred to as a “second adsorption mode”), and a second detection mode. In the following description, for example, it is assumed that a control system  2  (see  FIG.  2   ) has the first detection mode, the condensation mode, and the second detection mode as operation modes. However, at least some of these modes may be manually executed by a user (e.g., a measurer who measures the chemical substance in the gas by using the detection device  1 ). 
     The first detection mode is a mode in which the chemical substance is detected based on an output signal from the sensor  11  in a state where at least part of the gas (the sample gas) is flowing in the detection chamber  10  along a direction in the order from the sensor  11  to the adsorption part  12  (from left to right in  FIG.  1   ). In the following description, it is assumed, for example, that the first detection mode corresponds to a calibration mode in which the sensor  11  is calibrated. 
     As used herein, “at least part of the gas” means a relatively large amount of overall gas flowing in the detection chamber  10 . That is, the directionality of the flow of the gas (fluid) is significantly ununiform in the detection chamber  10  and may be disturbed to a certain extent, but in the first detection mode, the directionality thereof is basically the direction in the order from the sensor  11  to the adsorption part  12 . That is, the first detection mode is a mode in which the chemical substance is detected by the sensor  11  in a state where (at least part of) the sample gas is caused to flow along the direction from the sensor  11  toward the adsorption part  12 . In the embodiment, the control system  2  has a first adsorption mode in which the chemical substance is adsorbed by the adsorption part  12  during an execution time period including a time period overlapping at least part of an execution time period of the first detection mode. Specifically, the first detection mode and the first adsorption mode do not have to match each other in terms of an execution timing and the length of the execution time period as long as their execution time periods at least partially overlap each other. The first adsorption mode may be started before a timing at which the first detection mode is started or may be started after the timing at which the first detection mode is started. The first adsorption mode may be ended before a timing at which the first detection mode is ended or may be ended after the timing at which the first detection mode is ended. The execution time period of the first adsorption mode may be longer than or shorter than the execution time period of the first detection mode. 
     When the control system  2  has the calibration mode in addition to the first detection mode, the first detection mode is a mode in which after the calibration mode, the chemical substance is detected by the sensor  11  in a state where the sample gas is caused to flow in the direction from the sensor  11  toward the adsorption part  12 . 
     The condensation mode (the second adsorption mode) is a mode in which the chemical substance is condensed by being adsorbed on the adsorption part  12 . That is, the condensation mode is a mode in which molecules (the chemical substance) contained in the gas are captured by the adsorption part  12 . In this embodiment, the condensation mode is executed after the first detection mode. In particular, the condensation mode is a mode in which the chemical substance is condensed by being adsorbed on the adsorption part  12  in a state where at least part of the gas is flowing in the detection chamber  10  along a direction in the order from the adsorption part  12  to the sensor  11 . In other words, the condensation mode (the second adsorption mode) is a mode in which after the first adsorption mode, the chemical substance is adsorbed on the adsorption part  12  in a state where (at least part of) the sample gas is caused to flow along the direction from the adsorption part  12  toward the sensor  11 . 
     The second detection mode detects the chemical substance based on the signal in a state where the chemical substance condensed in the condensation mode (i.e., a large number of captured molecules) is desorbed from the adsorption part  12 . The “desorption” is caused by, for example, heating the adsorption part  12 . In other words, the second detection mode is a mode in which the chemical substance adsorbed in the first adsorption mode and the second adsorption mode is desorbed from the adsorption part  12 , and the chemical substance is detected by the sensor  11 . 
     Here, in the present embodiment, adsorption of the chemical substance (the first adsorption mode) is performed in the first detection mode before adsorption of the chemical substance in the condensation mode (the second adsorption mode). That is, the chemical substance is adsorbed on the adsorption part  12  in a state where at least part of the gas is flowing along the direction in the order from the sensor  11  to the adsorption part  12 . 
     Since this configuration adopts the detection device  1  in which the sensor  11  and the adsorption part  12  are disposed in the detection chamber  10  forming part (the flow path L 1 ) of the flow path of the gas (the sample gas), the flow path L 1  is simplified unlike the flow path structure in the odor detector described in Patent Literature 1. Moreover, since the adsorption of the chemical substance is performed in the first detection mode before the adsorption of the chemical substance in the condensation mode, a time required to condense the chemical substance in the condensation mode can be reduced. That is, the adsorption of the chemical substance is precedently performed in the first adsorption mode, and therefore, a time required for the adsorption of the chemical substance in the second adsorption mode can be reduced. In particular, a direction in which the gas flows in the second adsorption mode (the condensation mode) is the direction from the adsorption part  12  toward the sensor  11 , and therefore, the time required for the adsorption of the chemical substance can be reduced. 
     (2) Details 
     (2.1) Overall Configuration 
     Overall configuration of the detection system  100  including the detection device  1  according to the present embodiment will be described in detail below. The detection system  100  includes the control system  2 , a plurality of (in  FIG.  1   , five) valves  3 , and a pump  4  in addition to the above-described detection device  1 . 
     (2.2) Detection Device 
     The detection device  1  is configured to detect the chemical substance in the gas in the detection chamber  10  serving as the flow path L 1  of the gas (the sample gas) as described above. Examples of the “chemical substance” mentioned herein include a volatile organic compound and an inorganic compound. Examples of volatile organic compound include ketones, amines, alcohols, aromatic carbon hydrides, aldehydes, esters, organic acid, methyl mercaptan, and disulfide. Examples of the inorganic compound include hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, and carbon disulfide. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  1   , the detection device  1  includes a housing  13 , a substrate  14 , a temperature and humidity sensor  15 , a seal member  16 , and the like in addition to the sensor  11  and the adsorption part  12  described above. 
     The housing  13  is made of, for example, a polyether ether ketone (PEEK) resin to have a rectangular box shape. As illustrated in  FIG.  3 B , the housing  13  includes, for example, an upper cover  131  and a lower case  132  and has a vertically split structure. The upper cover  131  and the lower case  132  are assembled together by, for example, screwing their four corners with four hexagon socket screws  17 . 
     The upper cover  131  has a surface which faces the lower case  132  and which has a recess  134  (see  FIG.  1   ) recessed in a direction away from the lower case  132 . The lower case  132  has a surface which faces the upper cover  131  and which has a recess  135  (see  FIG.  1   ) recessed in a direction away from the upper cover  131 . The substrate  14  is accommodated in the recess  135 . The recess  135  has a bottom which has a pore  136  formed as a through hole. 
     The recess  134  can form, together with the substrate  14  in the recess  135 , a space serving as the flow path L 1  of the gas when the upper cover  131  and the lower case  132  are assembled together. The space corresponds to the detection chamber  10 . Note that to suppress the gas from leaking to the outside of the housing  13  from a gap between the upper cover  131  and the lower case  132 , the seal member  16  (e.g., an O-ring) is fitted along an inner peripheral surface of the recess  134 . The seal member  16  is pressed against the substrate  14  in a state where the seal member  16  is in the recess  134 , thereby sealing the gap. 
     In addition, the upper cover  131  has two flow path ports (hereinafter referred to as a first flow path port P 1  and a second flow path port P 2 ) through which the gas can flow into or out from the detection chamber  10 . Each flow path port is spatially communicated with the recess  134 . In this embodiment, the first flow path port P 1  is a flow path port on the left in  FIG.  1   , and the second flow path port P 2  is a flow path port on the right in  FIG.  1   . Each of the first flow path port P 1  and the second flow path port P 2  can be an inlet or an outlet of the gas in accordance with the operation mode of the control system  2  (which will be described later). The first flow path port P 1  and the second flow path port P 2  are connected to a pathway L 2  on which the five valves  3  are disposed. Note that the pathway L 2  is constituted by a plumbing tube or the like. 
     Moreover, as illustrated in  FIG.  1   , the upper cover  131  has a protruding rib  133  in the recess  134 . The protruding rib  133  will be described in detail later in “(2.6) Protruding Rib”. 
     The substrate  14  is a printed wiring board made of, for example, an epoxy resin. As illustrated in  FIG.  3 A , the substrate  14  has a circular shape in plan view (when viewed from above). The substrate  14  has a conductor part formed in a pattern on its surface. The temperature and humidity sensor  15 , the sensor  11 , and the adsorption part  12  are mounted on a mounting surface (in  FIG.  1   , an upper surface) of the substrate  14  to be aligned in this order from the left. In other words, the sensor  11  is disposed substantially at the center of the mounting surface of the substrate  14 , and the temperature and humidity sensor  15  and the adsorption part  12  are disposed on respective sides of the sensor  11  in the rightward/leftward direction. Various electronic components in addition to the above-mentioned components may be mounted on the substrate  14 . 
     The substrate  14  is fit in the recess  135  in the lower case  132  such that the mounting surface of the substrate  14  faces the detection chamber  10 . In addition, part of a back surface (in  FIG.  1   , a lower surface) of the substrate  14  is exposed outside through the pore  136  at the bottom of the recess  135 . The first flow path port P 1  has an opening end located at a side of the recess  134  and facing the temperature and humidity sensor  15 . The second flow path port P 2  has an opening end located at a side of the recess  134  and facing the adsorption part  12 . 
     The sensor  11  is a chip-type component having a rectangular shape in plan view (when viewed from above). The sensor  11  is disposed in the detection chamber  10  in a state where the sensor  11  is mounted on the mounting surface of the substrate  14 . The sensor  11  has one or more sensor elements  110 . In the present disclosure, for example, 16 sensor elements  110  are disposed in a 4×4 matrix as illustrated in  FIG.  3 A . In sum, the sensor  11  is, for example, a sensor array including a plurality of sensor elements  110 . 
     The sensor  11  detects the chemical substance in the gas in the detection chamber  10  to output a signal (a detection signal) according to the chemical substance. The sensor elements  110  have, for example, respective detection properties different from each other. The detection signal includes a plurality of individual signals to be output from each sensor element  110 . 
     The type of the sensor  11  is not particularly limited. As the sensor  11 , for example, a semiconductor sensor, an electrochemical sensor, a surface acoustic wave element, a field effect transistor biosensor (FET biosensor), an optical sensor, or the like may be used. 
     The detection signal (an electric signal) of the sensor  11  is transmitted to the outside of the detection device  1  through a signal line (not shown) electrically connected from a side of the back surface of the substrate  14  via the pore  136  to the conductor part of the substrate  14 . 
     The adsorption part  12  is a chip-type component having a rectangular shape in plan view (when viewed from above). The adsorption part  12  includes, for example, an adsorbent and a gas transmission layer. 
     The adsorbent has a property of adsorbing the chemical substance when coming into contact with the chemical substance and desorbing the chemical substance when being heated. The adsorbent is, for example, an aggregate of nanowires which are electrically conductive. The adsorbent is configured by, for example, bundling a plurality of nanowires such that a gap is formed between the nanowires. The chemical substance enters the gap between the nanowires and is easily adsorbed on the nanowires. 
     Materials for the nanowires are not limited as long as the nanowires have the property of adsorbing at least one kind of chemical substance. The nanowire contains, for example, metal oxide such as SnO 2 , ZnO, In 2 O 3 , In 2-x Sn x O 3  (e.g., 0.1≤x≤0.2), NiO, CuO, TiO 2 , SiO 2 ; metal such as Al, Ag, Au, Pd, Pt; carbon; or silicon. When the nanowire contains the carbon, the nanowire is, for example, a carbon nanotube. 
     The nanowire may include: a core in the shape of a wire; and a shell which is a membrane covering the core. In this case, the shell preferably has the property of adsorbing at least one kind of chemical substance. The core may contain the metal oxide, metal, carbon, or silicon as described above, or may contain a resin. The shell contains, for example, the metal oxide as described above. 
     The adsorption property of the adsorption part  12  depends on the material for the adsorbent, specifically, the material for the overall nanowires or the material for the shell. That is, the kind of the chemical substance to be adsorbed on the adsorption part  12  can be changed by changing the material for the overall nanowires or the material for the shell. 
     The gas transmission layer of the adsorption part  12  covers at least part of the adsorbent. The gas transmission layer is configured to reduce the influence of moisture over the adsorption property of a portion which is part of the adsorbent and which is covered with the gas transmission layer. Materials for the gas transmission layer are not particularly limited as long as they have a gas transmission property. The gas transmission layer contains, for example, a resin which has a gas transmission property. 
     Moreover, the adsorption part  12  includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a conductive layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to the adsorbent via the conductive layer. When these electrode causes a current to flow through the adsorbent having a conductive property, the adsorbent generates Joule heat. The adsorbent may cause self-heating due to the Joule heat. The heat generated by the adsorbent allows the chemical substance adsorbed on the adsorption part  12  to be desorbed from the adsorbent. In sum, the adsorbent of the adsorption part  12  has both a function of adsorbing the chemical substance and a function of desorbing the chemical substance by heat. 
     The current to the adsorbent of the adsorption part  12  is supplied by a feeder  22  under control by a controller  21  of the control system  2 . The feeder  22  is electrically connected to the conductor part of the substrate  14  by a feed line via the pore  136  at the side of the back surface of the substrate  14 . 
     The temperature and humidity sensor  15  is a chip-type component having a rectangular shape in plan view (when viewed from above). The temperature and humidity sensor  15  is disposed in the detection chamber  10  in a state where the temperature and humidity sensor  15  is mounted on the mounting surface of the substrate  14 . The temperature and humidity sensor  15  detects the temperature and the humidity of the gas in the detection chamber  10  and outputs a signal (an electric signal) according to the temperature and the humidity. The electric signal from the temperature and humidity sensor  15  is transmitted to the outside of the detection device  1  through a signal line (not shown) electrically connected from the side of the back surface of the substrate  14  via the pore  136  to the conductor part of the substrate  14 . 
     The controller  21  of the control system  2  may acquire information regarding the temperature and the humidity based on the electric signal from the temperature and humidity sensor  15  and may perform control regarding the heat generation in, for example, the adsorption part  12 . That is, the controller  21  may monitor the information regarding the temperature and the humidity to perform feedback control of the volume of a current supplied from the feeder  22 . 
     (2.3) Pathway of Gas and Valves 
     Here, the pathway L 2 , the plurality of (five) valves  3 , and the pump  4  to which the detection device  1  is connected will be described with reference to  FIGS.  4 A and  4 B . In the detection system  100  of the present disclosure, for example, a reference gas RF 1 , a first sample (gas) G 1 , and a second sample (gas) G 2  are connected to the pathway L 2  in advance. Then, these gases are selectively allowed to flow into the detection chamber  10  of the detection device  1  by opening and closing control of the valves  3 . That is, the valve  3  opens and closes the pathway L 2  communicated with the detection chamber  10 . 
     Note that in  FIGS.  1 ,  4 A, and  4 B , the first sample G 1  and the second sample G 2  are illustrated, but none of  FIGS.  1 ,  4 A, and  4 B  intends to mean that these gases have a mutual relationship, and the first sample G 1  and the second sample G 2  are illustrated to describe that switching of different kinds of gases is easily performed by opening or closing the valve. The first sample G 1  and the second sample G 2  are assumed to be, but are not limited to, gases having components similar to components of, for example, atmosphere. The first sample G 1  may be air (surrounding gas) in a prescribed space, for example, on a road or in a building. The second sample G 2  may be, for example, aspirated air of a living body such as a human. 
     In the following description, the valve  3  located closest to the first sample G 1  and the second sample G 2  may be referred to as a first valve  31 , and the valve  3  located between the first valve  31  and the reference gas RF 1  may be referred to as a second valve  32 . Moreover, from the second valve  32 , the pathway L 2  is branched into two ways, the valve  3  disposed at a side of the first flow path port P 1  of the detection device  1  may be referred to as a third valve  33 , and the valve  3  disposed at a side of the second flow path port P 2  of the detection device  1  may be referred to as a fourth valve  34 . The valve  3  located closest to the pump  4  may be referred to as a fifth valve  35 . 
     The valves  3  have, for example, the same configuration and are three-way electromagnetic valves (three-way solenoid valves) configured to switch the flow path directions of the gas. These valves  3  are disposed in the pathway L 2  to switch the flow path directions of the gas in the pathway L 2 . Each valve  3  has a normally closed port (hereinafter referred to as an NC port), a normally open port (hereinafter referred to as an NO port), and a common port (hereinafter referred to as a COM port). 
     For example, regarding the first valve  31 , the NC port is connected to the first sample G 1 , the NO port is connected to the second sample G 2 , and the COM port is connected to the second valve  32 . Regarding the second valve  32 , the NC port is connected to the reference gas RF 1 , the NO port is connected to the first valve  31 , and the COM port is connected to the third valve  33  and the fourth valve  34 . 
     Regarding the third valve  33 , the NC port is connected to the second valve  32 , the NO port is connected to the fifth valve  35 , the COM port is connected to the first flow path port P 1  of the detection device  1 . Regarding the fourth valve  34 , the NC port is connected to the second valve  32 , the NO port is connected to the fifth valve  35 , the COM port is connected to the second flow path port P 2  of the detection device  1 . Regarding the fifth valve  35 , the NC port is connected to the third valve  33  and the fourth valve  34 , the NO port is in an unused state, and the COM port is connected to the pump  4 . 
     In the present disclosure, each valve  3  is electrically connected to the control system  2 , and the control system  2  performs switching control of opening and closing of the NC port and the NO port of each valve  3 . Note that each valve  3  is, as described above, a solenoid valve but is not particularly limited, and one or more of the plurality of valves  3  may be electrically operated valves or manual valves. In the case of the manual valve, a measurer of the chemical substance may manually perform switching operation of opening and closing at an appropriate timing. 
     Moreover, the structure of the pathway L 2  shown in  FIGS.  4 A and  4 B  is a mere example, and the number, the arrangement, and the like of the valves  3  are not particularly limited. Moreover, the kind and the number of kinds of the reference gas and the sample gas are not particularly limited. For example, a measurer of the chemical substance may manually change connection of the first sample (gas) G 1  or the second sample (gas) G 2  selectively to the NO port of the second valve  32 . In this case, the first valve  31  may be omitted. 
     The pump  4  in the present disclosure is a suction pump. The pump  4  operates to suck the gas in the detection chamber  10 . In other words, the pump  4  applies a negative pressure to the detection chamber  10 . Thus, an airflow is produced in the flow path L 1 . Note that the pump  4  is not limited to the suction pump. The pump  4  may be a pressurizing pump, and in this case, the pump  4  is disposed upstream in the pathway L 2 , and the pathway L 2  may be configured to send the gas to the detection chamber  10 . Moreover, a pump does not have to be used, and, for example, a blast fan may be used instead of the pump as long as it produces an airflow in the flow path L 1 . 
     (2.4) Control System 
     The control system  2  is configured to perform opening and closing control of the five valves  3  to control the flow of the gas in the detection chamber  10  of the detection device  1 . The control system  2  is configured to perform operation control of the detection device  1  (the sensor  11 , the adsorption part  12 , the temperature and humidity sensor  15 , and the like) and the pump  4 . The control system  2  has an analyzing function of analyzing the chemical substance when receiving the detection signal of the sensor  11 . Note that the control system  2  may issue an instruction of analysis by transmitting information based on the detection signal of the sensor  11  to an analyzer separately provided. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  2   , the control system  2  includes the controller  21  and the feeder  22 . The functions of the controller  21  and the feeder  22  in the control system  2  may all be implemented by a single device accommodated in one housing or may be implemented by a plurality of distributed devices. 
     The controller  21  may be implemented as, for example, a microcontroller including, as major constituent elements, a Central Processing Unit (CPU) and a memory. That is to say, the controller  21  is implemented as a computer including a CPU and a memory. The computer performs the function of the controller  21  by making the CPU execute a program stored in the memory. In this embodiment, the program is stored in the memory in advance. However, the program may be provided over a telecommunications network such as the Internet, or as a recording medium such as a memory card storing the program therein. 
     The controller  21  sends a drive signal to each valve  3  which is a solenoid valve, thereby opening and closing each valve  3 . When the valve  3  is switched on by receiving the drive signal, the NC port enters an open state, and the NO port in turn enters a closed state. Moreover, when the valve  3  is switched off, the NC port returns to the closed state, and the NO port returns to the open state. 
     The feeder  22  includes a power supply circuit and the like, and the controller  21  controls the feeder  22  to supply operation power to the detection device  1 . In particular, the controller  21  controls the feeder  22  as described above to cause a current to flow through the adsorbent of the adsorption part  12 , thereby heating the adsorbent to desorb the chemical substance. 
     Incidentally, the control system  2  of the present disclosure includes the first detection mode, the first adsorption mode, the condensation mode (the second adsorption mode), the second detection mode, and a refresh mode as operation modes. Specifically, the controller  21  performs opening and closing control of the five valves  3  and operation control of the pump  4  in each mode, thereby controlling the airflow of the gas in the detection chamber  10  of the detection device  1 . 
     The first detection mode corresponds to the calibration mode (hereinafter referred to as a CB mode) in which calibration of the sensor  11  is performed. An error may occur in the detection signal (a measured value) of the sensor  11  due to, for example, aging degradation or a production error of the sensor  11 . Thus, calibration is required to specify the ability of the sensor  11  alone by the control system  2 . In particular, when the concentration of the chemical substance in the sample gas is satisfactorily low, the calibration can be performed with the sample gas being deemed to be a gas containing no chemical substance. That is, zero point correction of the sensor  11  is performed based on the measured value in the first detection mode. Performing the calibration provides a calibration curve (e.g., the relationship between the concentration and the intensity) relating to the sample gas in the sensor  11  alone. A gas used in the CB mode may be a pure gas containing no chemical substance which is a measurement target (e.g., a nitrogen gas) as described later in variations or the reference gas RF 1  which may contain only a small amount of chemical substance, and in this embodiment, the first sample G 1  is used. The first sample G 1  is used as a gas for the calibration based on the perspective that a very low concentration of the chemical substance in the first sample G 1  is expected already before measurement. In sum, in this embodiment, the first sample G 1  containing the chemical substance which is the measurement target is used also in the first detection mode (the CB mode) and is further used in the second detection mode. 
     The controller  21  performs, in the first detection mode, the calibration (determination of a correction value) based on the detection signal of the sensor  11  in a state where the first sample G 1  is caused to flow in the detection chamber  10 . Here, the calibration is performed in a state where (at least part of) the gas is flowing in the detection chamber  10  along the direction in the order from the sensor  11  to the adsorption part  12 . Specifically, the controller  21  controls opening and closing of the valves  3  and operation of the pump  4  such that the first sample G 1  flows along a first route RT 1  in  FIG.  4 A  toward the pump  4 . Moreover, the controller  21  executes the first adsorption mode in which the chemical substance is adsorbed by the adsorption part  12  during an execution time period including a time period overlapping at least part of an execution time period of the first detection mode. 
     The condensation mode (the second adsorption mode) is a mode in which the chemical substance is condensed by being adsorbed on the adsorption part  12 . That is, the condensation mode is a mode in which molecules (the chemical substance) contained in the gas are captured by the adsorption part  12 . In this embodiment, the condensation mode is executed after the first detection mode and the first adsorption mode. 
     The controller  21  causes the first sample G 1  to flow in the detection chamber  10  in the condensation mode. However, the direction in which the gas flows is different from that in the first detection mode. That is, condensation is performed in a state where (at least part of) the gas is flowing in the detection chamber  10  along the direction in the order from the adsorption part  12  to the sensor  11 . Specifically, the controller  21  controls opening and closing of the valves  3  and operation of the pump  4  such that the first sample G 1  flows along a second route RT 2  in  FIG.  4 B  toward the pump  4 . 
     The second detection mode detects (measures) the chemical substance based on the detection signal of the sensor  11  in a state where the chemical substance condensed in the condensation mode (i.e., a large number of captured molecules) is desorbed. 
     The controller  21  stops the first sample G 1  to flow into the detection chamber  10  in the second detection mode. Specifically, the controller  21  switches off, for example, the third valve  33 , the fourth valve  34 , and the fifth valve  35 , that is, changes the state of the NC ports of these valves to the closed state. Moreover, the controller  21  stops the pump  4 . Thus, the detection chamber  10  becomes a substantially hermetically closed space. Moreover, the controller  21  heats the adsorption part  12  by current supply from the feeder  22  in the second detection mode and causes the chemical substance captured by the adsorption part  12  to be desorbed. As a result, the concentration of the chemical substance in the first sample G 1  in the detection chamber  10  can be increased. 
     The refresh mode is a mode in which after measurement of the first sample G 1  ends, that is, after the second detection mode, the gas is caused to flow along the direction in the order from the sensor  11  to the adsorption part  12  to refresh (clean) the adsorption part  12 . The controller  21  causes the reference gas RF 1  to flow into the detection chamber  10  in the refresh mode. In the refresh mode, a direction into which the gas flows downstream of the second valve  32  is substantially common to the direction in the first detection mode (see the first route RT 1  in  FIG.  4 A ). However, the gas used is different from that in the first detection mode and is the reference gas RF 1 . 
     Moreover, the controller  21  heats the adsorption part  12  by the current supply from the feeder  22  also in the refresh mode. That is, while the adsorption part  12  is heated, the reference gas RF 1  is caused to flow in the above-described direction. As a result, while the chemical substance is suppressed from being attached to the sensor  11 , the adsorption part  12  can be refreshed. 
     Note that when the concentration of the chemical substance in the first sample G 1  is relatively low, the gas used may be the first sample G 1  also in the refresh mode. 
     (2.5) Method for using Detection Device 
     The method for using the detection device  1  will be described below with reference to  FIGS.  5 A and  5 B . An example in which the first sample G 1  is adopted as the measurement target will be described below. 
     The method for using the detection device  1  has the first detection mode (the CB mode) ( FIG.  5 A : step ST 1 ). First of all, the first sample G 1  is caused to flow along the first route RT 1  in the first detection mode. That is, the first valve  31 , the third valve  33 , and the fifth valve  35  are switched on, and in addition, the pump  4  is operated. The second valve  32  and the fourth valve  34  are switched off. As a result, the first sample G 1  flows along the direction in the order from the sensor  11  to the adsorption part  12  as shown in the uppermost schematic diagram in  FIG.  5 B . In this state, the sensor  11  is calibrated. Moreover, in the first detection mode, the adsorption part  12  also adsorbs the chemical substance in the first sample G 1 . In other words, the first adsorption mode in which the chemical substance is adsorbed by the adsorption part  12  is executed during an execution time period including a time period overlapping at least part of an execution time period of the first detection mode. Note that a time required for the first detection mode is, for example, about 120 seconds. 
     Moreover, the method for using the detection device  1  has the condensation (capturing) mode ( FIG.  5 A : step ST 2 ). In the condensation mode, the first sample G 1  is caused to flow along the second route RT 2 . That is, the first valve  31 , the fourth valve  34 , and the fifth valve  35  are switched on, and in addition, the pump  4  is operated. The second valve  32  and the third valve  33  are switched off. As a result, the first sample G 1  flows along the direction in the order from the adsorption part  12  to the sensor  11  as illustrated in the second uppermost schematic diagram in  FIG.  5 B . In this state, the chemical substance in the first sample G 1  is condensed by being adsorbed on the adsorption part  12 . Note that a time required for the condensation mode is, for example, about 180 seconds. 
     Moreover, the method for using the detection device  1  has the second detection mode ( FIG.  5 A : step ST 3 ). In the second detection mode, the airflow of the first sample G 1  is stopped. That is, the third valve  33 , the fourth valve  34 , and the fifth valve  35  are switched off, and the pump  4  is stopped. As a result, the detection chamber  10  is in a state substantially sealed as illustrated in the third uppermost schematic diagram in  FIG.  5 B . Then, in a state where the chemical substance condensed in the condensation mode is desorbed (by being heated), the chemical substance is detected based on the detection signal of the sensor  11 . That is, in the second detection mode, the chemical substance adsorbed in the first adsorption mode and the second adsorption mode is desorbed from the adsorption part  12 , and the chemical substance is detected by the sensor  11 . Note that a time required for the second detection mode is, for example, about 10 seconds. Moreover, a target temperature of the heating is, for example, 200° C. 
     Moreover, the method for using the detection device  1  has the refresh (cleaning) mode ( FIG.  5 A : step ST 4 ). In the refresh mode, the reference gas RF 1  is caused to flow along the first route RT 1 . That is, the second valve  32 , the third valve  33 , and the fifth valve  35  are switched on, and in addition, the pump  4  is operated. The first valve  31  and the fourth valve  34  are switched off. As a result, the reference gas RF 1  flows along the direction in the order from the sensor  11  to the adsorption part  12  as shown in the lowermost schematic diagram in  FIG.  5 B . Note that a time required for the refresh mode is, for example, about 10 seconds. 
     As described above, in the method for using the present disclosure, the chemical substance is adsorbed in the first detection mode before adsorption of the chemical substance in the condensation mode. Thus, the time required to condense the chemical substance can be reduced. That is, the adsorption of the chemical substance is precedently performed in the first adsorption mode, and therefore, a time required for the adsorption of the chemical substance in the second adsorption mode can be reduced. In particular, the condensation mode requires the longest time as compared to the other modes. Thus, adsorption of the chemical substance is performed also in a preparation stage which is the CB mode, which can effectively reduce an overall measurement time. 
     Moreover, since the detection device  1  in which the sensor  11  and the adsorption part  12  are disposed in the same detection chamber  10  is used, the flow path L 1  is simplified unlike the flow path structure in the odor detector described in Patent Literature 1. 
     Moreover, in the second detection mode, the detection result (a correction value result of the calibration) in the first detection mode is used to detect the chemical substance, and therefore, a detection result with increased reliability can be obtained. In particular, in the first detection mode, detection is performed in a state where the gas is flowing along the direction in the order from the sensor  11  to the adsorption part  12 , and thus, the first detection mode is suitable for the calibration. That is, as compared to a case where the gas flows in a direction in which the gas passes the adsorption part  12  before the sensor  11 , the flow of the gas passing on the sensor  11  can be made more uniform. 
     Meanwhile, condensation is performed in the condensation mode in a state where the gas is flowing along the direction in the order from the adsorption part  12  to the sensor  11  in contrary to the first detection mode, and therefore, the condensation (adsorption) to the adsorption part  12  can be more effectively performed. This is because if condensation were performed in a state where the gas is flowing along the direction in the order from the sensor  11  to the adsorption part  12 , quite a few amount of chemical substances would be attach to the sensor  11  before the chemical substances reach the adsorption part  12 . Thus, the time required to condense the chemical substance can be further reduced. 
     (2.6) Protruding Rib 
     Incidentally, the housing  13  of the present embodiment has a structure in which the flow path L 1  has a cross-sectional area S 1  (see  FIG.  1   ) which is orthogonal to the direction from the adsorption part  12  toward the sensor  11  and which increases from the adsorption part  12  toward the sensor  11 . In this embodiment, the structure is formed by, for example, the protruding rib  133  (see  FIG.  1   ). In other words, the detection device  1  has the protruding rib  133 . 
     The protruding rib  133  protrudes toward the adsorption part  12  from a region which is in a bottom surface of the recess  134  of the upper cover  131  and which faces the adsorption part  12 . The protruding rib  133  is a rectangular flat base when viewed from the adsorption part  12  (from below). The surface area of the protruding rib  133  is not particularly limited but is desirably slightly larger than the surface area of the adsorption part  12 . A gap having a prescribed dimension is provided between the protruding rib  133  and the adsorption part  12  in the vertical direction. Note that the protruding rib  133  is disposed on an inner side of the seal member  16 . Moreover, the opening of the second flow path port P 2  is provided at the protruding rib  133 . 
     For example, the height of the protruding rib  133  is 0.75 mm, the thickness of the adsorption part  12  is 0.5 mm, and the prescribed dimension is 0.25 mm. That is, the dimension between the upper surface and the lower surface in the detection chamber  10  is, for example, 1.5 mm. Note that these numerical values are mere examples and should not be construed as limiting. 
     Providing the protruding rib  133  increases the possibility that a turbulent flow of the gas is caused in the gap, which is relatively narrow, when the gas flows from the second flow path port P 2  toward the adsorption part  12  as illustrated in the second uppermost diagram in  FIG.  5 B  in the condensation mode. That is, a time in which part of the gas resides in the gap increases, and the adsorption of the chemical substance is thus further promoted. Thus, the time required to condense the chemical substance can be further reduced. 
     Note that in the example shown in the figure, the protruding rib  133  reduces the height (upward and downward direction) of part of the flow path L 1 , thereby achieving the structure in which the cross-sectional area S 1  increases from the adsorption part  12  toward the sensor  11 . Alternatively, the width (in the depth direction in  FIG.  1   ) of part of the flow path L 1  may be narrowed to achieve the structure in which the cross-sectional area S 1  increases from the adsorption part  12  toward the sensor  11 . 
     (3) Variation 
     The above-described embodiment is a mere example of various embodiments of the present disclosure. Various modifications may be made to the above-described embodiment depending on design and the like as long as the object of the present disclosure is achieved. Moreover, functions similar to those of the detection device  1  and the control system  2  according to the above-described embodiment may be implemented by a control method of the detection device  1  and the control system  2 , a computer program, or a non-transitory recording medium or the like in which a computer program is stored. 
     Variations of the above-described embodiment will be described below. Note that any of the variations to be described below may be combined as appropriate. In the following description, the above-described embodiment will be sometimes referred to as a “basic example”. 
     The controller  21  of the control system  2  of the present disclosure includes a computer system. The computer system includes, as principal hardware components, a processor and a memory. The processor executes a program stored in the memory of the computer system, thereby implementing functions as the controller  21  of the control system  2  in the present disclosure. The program may be stored in the memory of the computer system in advance, provided via a telecommunications network, or provided as a non-transitory recording medium such as a computer system-readable memory card, optical disc, or hard disk drive storing the program. The processor of the computer system may be made up of a single or a plurality of electronic circuits including a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) or a largescale integrated circuit (LSI). The integrated circuit such as IC or LSI mentioned herein may be referred to in another way, depending on the degree of the integration and includes integrated circuits called system LSI, very-large-scale integration (VLSI), or ultra-large-scale integration (ULSI). A Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), which is programmable after fabrication of the LSI, or a logical device which allows reconfiguration of connections in LSI or reconfiguration of circuit cells in LSI may be adopted as the processor. Those electronic circuits may be either integrated together on a single chip or distributed on multiple chips, whichever is appropriate. The plurality of chips may be collected in one device or may be distributed in a plurality of devices. As mentioned herein, the computer system includes a microcontroller including one or more processors and one or more memories. Thus, the microcontroller is also composed of one or more electronic circuits including a semiconductor integrated circuit or a large-scale integrated circuit. 
     Moreover, collecting a plurality of functions of each of the detection device  1  and the control system  2  in a single housing is not an essential configuration for each of the detection device  1  and the control system  2 , and these components may be distributed in a plurality of housings. Moreover, at least some functions of each of the detection device  1  and the control system  2 , for example, some functions of the control system  2 , may be implemented by cloud (cloud computing) or the like. Conversely, a plurality of functions of the control system  2  may be collected in a single housing as in the basic example. 
     (3.1) Variation Related to Calibration 
     In the basic example, it is assumed that the first detection mode corresponds to the CB mode. However, the CB mode may be provided separately from the first detection mode. The present variation will be described below with reference to  FIGS.  6 A and  6 B . 
     In the present variation, a detection method for (a method for using) a detection device  1  further has a CB mode in addition to a first detection mode, a first adsorption mode, a condensation mode (a second adsorption mode), a second detection mode, and a refresh mode. However, the refresh mode is not an essential mode in the present disclosure, and the detection method for the detection device  1  does not have to have the refresh mode. 
     In the present variation, the CB mode ( FIG.  6 A : step ST 11 ) is set before the first detection mode ( FIG.  6 A : step ST 12 ). Specifically, a control system  2  performs the CB mode, the first detection mode (the first adsorption mode is concurrently executed in, for example, an execution time period of the first detection mode), the condensation mode (the second adsorption mode), the second detection mode, and the refresh mode in this order as operation modes. Note that when detection (measurement) of a chemical substance is repeatedly executed, the refresh mode performed for the first time may correspond to a CB mode performed for the second time, and hereafter, a refresh mode performed for the second time may correspond to a CB mode performed for the third time. That is, the refresh mode may also serve as the CB mode. 
     Now, for example, if a relatively high concentration of the chemical substance in a first sample G 1  is expected already before the measurement, causing the first sample G 1  to flow in the CB mode as in the case of the basic example may be inappropriate in some cases. In consideration of this point, a reference gas RF 1  is used in the CB mode in the present variation. That is, the reference gas RF 1  corresponds to a low-concentration gas whose content of the chemical substance is less than that of the sample gas. 
     The first detection mode in the present variation corresponds to a simple detection mode with respect to the second detection mode corresponding to “full detection” after the condensation mode. That is, the control system  2  detects (measures) the chemical substance based on a detection signal of a sensor  11  by causing the first sample G 1  (or a second sample G 2 ) to flow in the first detection mode, as in the second detection mode. However, the first detection mode is different from the second detection mode in that desorption is not performed in the first detection mode. Moreover, as the “simple” detection, for example, a threshold lower than a threshold for concentration determination used in analysis of a measurement result in the second detection mode may be used. Note that to the route of the gas in the first detection mode in the present variation, a first route RT 1  is applied in a similar manner to the basic example. Thus, as compared to a case where a second route RT 2  is applied, that is, as compared to a case where the gas flows in a direction in which the gas passes an adsorption part  12  before the sensor  11 , it is possible to reduce the possibility that the chemical substance is captured by the adsorption part  12  before the chemical substance is detected by the sensor  11 . 
     In the basic example, the time required for the first detection mode is, for example, 120 seconds because the first detection mode corresponds to the CB mode. However, in the present variation, the first detection mode may be, for example, about 10 seconds similarly to the second detection mode. 
     In the present variation, a controller  21  of the control system  2  is configured to determine, based on a detection result in the first detection mode, whether or not the transition of the operation mode to the condensation mode (the second adsorption mode) and the second detection mode has to be made. In other words, the controller  21  has a function of determining whether or not it is necessary to proceed to the full detection. For example, when measured data (e.g., concentration data of the chemical substance) obtained in the first detection mode exceeds a specified threshold, the controller  21  determines that it is not necessary to proceed to the full detection. 
     The control system  2  desirably includes a presentation unit (e.g., a display) to present its determination result to a user (e.g., a measurer). For example, when the controller  21  determines that it is not necessary to proceed to the full detection, the controller  21  may present its determination result to the measure by using the presentation unit, and in addition, the controller  21  may stop or maintain the operation mode without causing the operation mode to transition to the condensation mode. 
     In sum, if the concentration of the chemical substance in the first sample G 1  is relatively high, necessary and satisfactory measured data may possibly be obtained from results in the CB mode and the first detection mode without performing the detection in the condensation mode. As in the present variation, when the control system  2  has the above-described functions, it is also possible that the operation mode does not transition to the condensation mode and to the second detection mode depending on the result in the first detection mode. As a result, a time taken by the condensation mode and the second detection mode may be omitted. Moreover, if it is determined that it is necessary to proceed to the full detection, a time required for the condensation of the chemical substance can be reduced in a similar manner to the basic example since adsorption of the chemical substance is performed in advance in the first detection mode. 
     As can be seen from the above description, the CB mode (step ST 11 ), the first detection mode (step ST 12 ), the second adsorption mode (step ST 13 ), the second detection mode (step ST 14 ), and the refresh mode (step ST 15 ) are executed in this order (see  FIG.  6 A ). 
     In the CB mode, the sensor  11  is calibrated in a state where the reference gas RF 1  (the low-concentration gas) is caused to flow along the direction from the sensor  11  toward the adsorption part  12  as illustrated in the uppermost schematic diagram in  FIG.  6 B . 
     In the first detection mode, the chemical substance is detected by the sensor  11  in a state where the sample gas (the first sample G 1  or the second sample G 2 ) is caused to flow along the direction from the sensor  11  toward the adsorption part  12  as illustrated in the second uppermost schematic diagram in  FIG.  6 B . In the first adsorption mode, for example, the adsorption part  12  concurrently adsorbs the chemical substance in the execution time period of the first detection mode. 
     In the second adsorption mode, the adsorption part  12  adsorbs the chemical substance in a state where the sample gas (the first sample G 1  or the second sample G 2 ) is caused to flow along the direction from the adsorption part  12  toward the sensor  11  as illustrated in the third uppermost schematic diagram in  FIG.  6 B . 
     In the second detection mode, the chemical substance adsorbed in the first adsorption mode and the second adsorption mode is desorbed from the adsorption part  12  as illustrated in the fourth uppermost schematic diagram in  FIG.  6 B , and the chemical substance is detected by the sensor  11 . 
     In the refresh mode, the adsorption part  12  is refreshed (cleaned) with the reference gas RF 1  (the low-concentration gas) being caused to flow along the direction from the sensor  11  toward the adsorption part  12  as illustrated in the lowermost schematic diagram in  FIG.  6 B . 
     Note that as an alternative to that the controller  21  has the function of determining whether or not it is necessary to proceed to the full detection, a user (e.g., a measurer) himself/herself may determine whether or not it is necessary to proceed to the full detection based on the measured data obtained in the CB mode and the first detection mode. 
     Moreover, each of the CB mode and the first detection mode may be executed a prescribed number of times (two or more times). For example, the CB mode and the first detection mode are alternately performed, and after each of the CB mode and the first detection mode are executed a prescribed number of times, whether or not it is necessary to proceed to the full detection may be determined. 
     (3.2) Other Variations 
     In the basic example, the number of each of the sensor  11  and the adsorption part  12  is one. However, the number of these components are not particularly limited. For example, a plurality of sensors  11  may be provided. Moreover, the positional relationship between the sensor  11  and the adsorption part  12  is not limited to such an arrangement that the sensor  11  and the adsorption part  12  are aligned in a line on the substrate  14 . That is, the number and the arrangement of the sensor  11  and the adsorption part  12  are not particularly limited as long as a state where (at least part of) the gas is flowing in the detection chamber  10  along the direction in the order from the sensor  11  to the adsorption part  12  can be achieved in the first detection mode. Specifically, for example, one adsorption part  12  may be disposed substantially at the center on the mounting surface of the substrate  14 , and two or more sensors  11  may be arranged on the mounting surface of the substrate  14  to surround the adsorption part  12 . 
     Moreover, the number of the flow path ports is two (the first flow path port P 1  and the second flow path port P 2 ) in the basic example but is not limited to two. For example, three or more flow path ports may be provided, and in addition, their apertures may be different from each other. 
     In the basic example, the detection chamber  10  is a closed space during the second detection mode. However, in the second detection mode, the flow rate of the gas in the detection chamber  10  is at least lower than in the first detection mode, and the detection chamber  10  does not have to be a closed space. Reducing the flow rate of the gas in the second detection mode to be lower than the flow rate (e.g., 50 ml/min to 500 ml/min) of the gas in the first detection mode can efficiently increase the concentration of the chemical substance in the flow path L 1 . However, as in the basic example, when the flow rate of the gas in the second detection mode is set to substantially zero, that is, when the detection chamber  10  is a substantially hermetically closed space, the possibility that the sensor  11  detects the chemical substance increases, and the concentration of the chemical substance can be further efficiently increased. 
     In the basic example, the pump  4  is stopped to stop the airflow of the gas in the second detection mode such that the detection chamber  10  is in the closed state. However, in the second detection mode, for example, the pump  4  or another suction means is operated to achieve a state where the pressure is lower than at least the atmospheric pressure (desirably a nearly vacuum state) in the detection chamber  10 , and then, heating may be performed to desorb the chemical substance. In this case, it is possible to increase the possibility that desorbed molecules (the chemical substance) uniformly moves toward the sensor  11 . 
     For example, when the first sample G 1  is surrounding gas, the reference gas RF 1  may be a gas obtained by causing the first sample G 1  to flow through a filter, or the reference gas RF 1  may be a commercially available pure gas. 
     In the control system  2  of the basic example, a control program for causing the operation modes to be executed may be rewritable in accordance with the detection device  1 . That is, functions of the above-described operation modes in accordance with the kinds of the sensor  11  and the adsorption part  12  may be provided by updating the control program of the control system  2 . A rewriting control program may be provided over a telecommunications network such as the Internet or may be provided as a recording medium such as a memory card storing the rewriting control program therein. 
     At least some functions of the control system  2  may be provided in the detection device  1 . For example, a function relating to the calibration or the analysis of the chemical substance may be in the detection device  1 . 
     In the basic example, the refresh mode is performed after the second detection mode. However, the refresh mode may be performed before the first detection mode. In the case of the variation in “(3.1)” above, the refresh mode may be performed before the CB mode. Moreover, the refresh mode may be accordingly omitted or may be performed only when the surrounding gas of the measurement target changes or only once in a prescribed time period (e.g., once per day). 
     In the basic example, energizing the adsorbent having a conductive property achieves heating of the adsorption part  12 . However, as a heating means for the adsorption part  12 , a heater may be separately provided. 
     (4) Advantages 
     As described above, a detection method for (a method for using) a detection device ( 1 ) according to a first aspect is a detection method for the detection device ( 1 ) including: a detection chamber ( 10 ) forming part (a flow path L 1 ) of a flow path through which a sample gas flows; an adsorption part ( 12 ); and a sensor ( 11 ). The adsorption part ( 12 ) is disposed in the detection chamber ( 10 ) and is configured to adsorb a chemical substance contained in the sample gas. The sensor ( 11 ) is disposed in the detection chamber ( 10 ) and is configured to detect the chemical substance contained in the sample gas. The detection method includes a calibration mode, a first detection mode, a first adsorption mode, a second adsorption mode, and a second detection mode. The calibration mode is a mode of calibrating the sensor ( 11 ) in a state where a low-concentration gas is caused to flow along a direction from the sensor ( 11 ) toward the adsorption part ( 12 ). A content of the chemical substance is less in the low-concentration gas than in the sample gas. The first detection mode is a mode of, after the calibration mode, detecting the chemical substance contained in the sample gas by the sensor ( 11 ) in a state where the sample gas is caused to flow along the direction from the sensor ( 11 ) toward the adsorption part ( 12 ). The first adsorption mode is a mode of adsorbing, by the adsorption part ( 12 ), the chemical substance during an execution time period including a time period overlapping at least part of an execution time period of the first detection mode. The second adsorption mode is a mode of, after the first adsorption mode, adsorbing, by the adsorption part ( 12 ), the chemical substance in a state where the sample gas is caused to flow along a direction from the adsorption part ( 12 ) toward the sensor ( 11 ). The second detection mode is a mode of desorbing, from the adsorption part ( 12 ), the chemical substance adsorbed in the first adsorption mode and the second adsorption mode and detecting the chemical substance by the sensor ( 11 ). According to the first aspect, the detection device ( 1 ) is used in which the sensor ( 11 ) and the adsorption part ( 12 ) are disposed in the detection chamber ( 10 ) forming part (the flow path L 1 ) of the flow path of the sample gas. Therefore, the flow path (L 1 ) is simplified unlike the flow path structure in the odor detector described in Patent Literature 1. Moreover, the adsorption (the first adsorption mode) of the chemical substance is performed in the first detection mode before the adsorption of the chemical substance in the second adsorption mode (the condensation mode), and therefore, a time required in the condensation mode to condense the chemical substance is reduced. In particular, a direction in which a gas flows in the second adsorption mode (the condensation mode) is the direction from the adsorption part ( 12 ) toward the sensor ( 11 ), and therefore, a time required for the adsorption of the chemical substance is reduced. Moreover, since the calibration mode is executed, a detection result with further increased reliability is obtained. 
     In a detection method for the detection device ( 1 ) of a second aspect referring to the first aspect, whether or not to proceed to the second adsorption mode and to the second detection mode is preferably determined based on a detection result in the first detection mode. According to the second aspect, for example, when necessary and satisfactory measured data of the chemical substance is obtained from the detection result in the first detection mode, a detection result in the second detection mode no longer have to be obtained. In other words, since the operation mode may not proceed to the second adsorption mode (the condensation mode) and the second detection mode depending on the detection result in the first detection mode, a time taken by the second adsorption mode (the condensation mode) and the second detection mode may be omitted. 
     In a detection method for the detection device ( 1 ) of a third aspect referring to the first or second aspect, the detection chamber ( 10 ) has a cross-sectional area (S 1 ) which is orthogonal to the direction from the adsorption part ( 12 ) toward the sensor ( 11 ) and which preferably increases from the adsorption part ( 12 ) toward the sensor ( 11 ). The third aspect increases, for example, the possibility that a turbulent flow of the gas is caused in the second adsorption mode (the condensation mode) and further promotes condensation (adsorption) of the chemical substance on the adsorption part ( 12 ). Thus, the time required to condense the chemical substance can be further reduced. 
     In a detection method for the detection device ( 1 ) of a fourth aspect referring to any one of the first to third aspects, a flow rate of the gas in the detection chamber ( 10 ) is preferably lower in the second detection mode than in the first detection mode. According to the fourth aspect, the concentration of the chemical substance in the flow path (L 1 ) is efficiently increased. 
     A detection method for the detection device ( 1 ) of a fifth aspect referring to any one of the first to fourth aspects preferably further has a refresh mode after the second detection mode. In the refresh mode, the gas is caused to flow in the direction from the sensor ( 11 ) toward the adsorption part ( 12 ). According to the fifth aspect, the adsorption part ( 12 ) is refreshed (cleaned) while the chemical substance is suppressed from being attached to the sensor ( 11 ). 
     A control system ( 2 ) of a sixth aspect is configured to control the detection device ( 1 ). The detection device ( 1 ) includes: a detection chamber ( 10 ) forming part (a flow path L 1 ) of a flow path through which a sample gas flows; an adsorption part ( 12 ); and a sensor ( 11 ). The adsorption part ( 12 ) is disposed in the detection chamber ( 10 ) and is configured to adsorb a chemical substance contained in the sample gas. The sensor ( 11 ) is disposed in the detection chamber ( 10 ) and is configured to detect the chemical substance contained in the sample gas. The control system ( 2 ) includes a calibration mode, a first detection mode, a first adsorption mode, a second adsorption mode, and a second detection mode as operation modes. The calibration mode is a mode of calibrating the sensor ( 11 ) in a state where a low-concentration gas is caused to flow along a direction from the sensor ( 11 ) toward the adsorption part ( 12 ). A content of the chemical substance is less in the low-concentration gas than in the sample gas. The first detection mode is a mode of, after the calibration mode, detecting the chemical substance contained in the sample gas by the sensor ( 11 ) in a state where the sample gas is caused to flow along the direction from the sensor ( 11 ) toward the adsorption part ( 12 ). The first adsorption mode is a mode of adsorbing, by the adsorption part ( 12 ), the chemical substance during an execution time period including a time period overlapping at least part of an execution time period of the first detection mode. The second adsorption mode is a mode of, after the first adsorption mode, adsorbing, by the adsorption part ( 12 ), the chemical substance in a state where the sample gas is caused to flow along a direction from the adsorption part ( 12 ) toward the sensor ( 11 ). The second detection mode is a mode of desorbing, from the adsorption part ( 12 ), the chemical substance adsorbed in the first adsorption mode and the second adsorption mode and detecting the chemical substance by the sensor ( 11 ). The sixth aspect provides the control system ( 2 ) which is configured to reduce a time required for condensation of the chemical substance while the flow path of the gas is simplified. 
     In the control system ( 2 ) of a seventh aspect referring the sixth aspect, a control program for causing the operation modes to be executed is preferably rewritable in accordance with the detection device ( 1 ). According to the seventh aspect, rewriting provides a function of the control system ( 2 ) in accordance with the detection device ( 1 ). 
     A detection system ( 100 ) of an eighth aspect includes: the control system ( 2 ) of the sixth aspect or the seventh aspect; the detection device ( 1 ); and a valve ( 3 ) configured to open and close a pathway (L 2 ) connected to the detection chamber ( 10 ). The control system ( 2 ) is configured to perform opening and closing control of the valve ( 3 ) to control a flow of the gas in the detection camber ( 10 ). The eighth aspect provides the detection system ( 100 ) which is configured to reduce a time required for condensation of the chemical substance while the flow path of the gas is simplified. 
     A program according to a ninth aspect is a program configured to cause a computer system to execute the detection method for the detection device ( 1 ) of any one of the first to fifth aspects. The ninth aspect provides a function of reducing a time required for condensation of the chemical substance while the flow path of the gas is simplified. Optionally, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store the program. In that case, when the program is executed by a computer system, the computer system may carry out the detection method for the detection device ( 1 ) of any one of the first to the fifth aspects. 
     The components of the second to fifth aspects are not essential components for the detection method for the detection device ( 1 ) and may thus accordingly be omitted. 
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           100  DETECTION SYSTEM 
           1  DETECTION DEVICE 
           10  DETECTION CHAMBER 
           11  SENSOR 
           12  ADSORPTION PART 
           2  CONTROL SYSTEM 
           3  VALVE 
         RF 1  REFERENCE GAS 
         S 1  CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA