A hidrogen detection system (14) includes a hydrogen sensor(16) that
detects contamination within a reaction member and generates a hydrogen
contamination signal. A surface spectroscopic system (18) is operational
in conjuction with the hydrogen sensor (16) and determines contamination
of the hydrogen sensor (16) and generates a sensor contamination signal. A
controller (20) is electrically coupled to the hydrogen sensor (16) and
the surface spectroscopic system (18) and compares the hydrogen
contamination signal to the sensor contamination signal and generates a
corrected hydrogen contamination signal.
