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Identification, monitoring, and reaction kinetics of reactive trace species using time-resolved mid-infrared quantum cascade laser absorption spectroscopy: development, characterisation, and initial results for the CH2OO Criegee intermediate
Zara S. Mir
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Matthew Jamieson
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Nicholas R. Greenall
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Paul W. Seakins
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Mark A. Blitz
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Short summary
In this work we describe the development and characterisation of an experiment using laser flash photolysis coupled with time-resolved mid-infrared (mid-IR) quantum cascade laser (QCL) absorption spectroscopy, with initial results reported for measurements of the infrared spectrum, kinetics, and product yields for the reaction of the CH2OO Criegee intermediate with SO2. This work has significance for the identification and measurement of reactive trace species in complex systems.
In this work we describe the development and characterisation of an experiment using laser flash...