The temperature of the condensation point of light hydrocarbons in a gas is quickly determined by heating a frosted mirror placed in a gas swept enclosure up to the evaporation temperature of all the heavy and light hydrocarbons. The mirror is first cooled as quickly as possible to a
A gas analyser of the infra-red radiation absorption type, particularly for measuring the amounts of CO.sub.2 and CO in vehicle exhaust gases, comprises a pair of infra-red radiation sources arranged to direct their radiation along a measurement path and a reference path respectively, th