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Research article
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15 May 2020
Research article |
| 15 May 2020
| 15 May 2020
Single-photon laser-induced fluorescence detection of nitric oxide at sub-parts-per-trillion mixing ratios
Andrew W. Rollins
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Pamela S. Rickly
NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
Ru-Shan Gao
NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Thomas B. Ryerson
NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Steven S. Brown
NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Jeff Peischl
NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
Ilann Bourgeois
NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Short summary
Nitric oxide (NO) is a key atmospheric constituent controlling atmospheric oxidation chemistry and tropospheric ozone formation. Existing instrumentation capable of quantifying NO at very low mixing ratios is uncommon and typically relies on chemiluminescence. We describe and demonstrate a new laser-based technique (LIF) with significant practical and technical advantages to CL. This technique is expected to allow for advances in understanding of atmospheric radical chemistry.
Nitric oxide (NO) is a key atmospheric constituent controlling atmospheric oxidation chemistry...
