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A source for the continuous generation of pure and quantifiable HONO mixtures
Guillermo Villena
Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Wuppertal, 42097 Wuppertal, Germany
Jörg Kleffmann
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Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Wuppertal, 42097 Wuppertal, Germany
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Short summary
A continuous source for the generation of pure HONO mixtures was developed and characterized, which is based on the Henry's law solubility of HONO in acidic aqueous solutions. The source shows a fast time response and an excellent long-term stability and can be easily adjusted to HONO mixing ratios in the range 0.05–500 ppb. A general equation based on Henry's law is developed, whereby the HONO concentration of the source can be absolutely calculated with an accuracy of better than 10 %.
A continuous source for the generation of pure HONO mixtures was developed and characterized,...