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Development of a laser-photofragmentation laser-induced fluorescence instrument for the detection of nitrous acid and hydroxyl radicals in the atmosphere
Brandon Bottorff
Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405,
USA
Emily Reidy
Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405,
USA
Levi Mielke
O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
now at: Department of Chemistry, University of Indianapolis,
Indianapolis, IN 46227, USA
Sebastien Dusanter
O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
now at: IMT Lille Douai, Institut Mines-Télécom, Univ. Lille,
Centre for Energy and Environment, 59000 Lille, France
Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405,
USA
O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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Short summary
Nitrous acid (HONO) is an important source of hydroxyl (OH) radicals, the primary oxidant in the atmosphere. Accurate measurements of HONO are thus important to understand the oxidative capacity of the atmosphere. A new instrument capable of measuring atmospheric nitrous acid (HONO) with high sensitivity is presented, utilizing laser photofragmentation of ambient HONO and subsequent detection of the OH radical fragment.
Nitrous acid (HONO) is an important source of hydroxyl (OH) radicals, the primary oxidant in the...
