Influence of ambient NO and NO2 on the quantification of total peroxy nitrates (ΣPNs) and total alkyl nitrates (ΣANs) by thermal dissociation cavity ring-down spectroscopy (TD-CRDS)
Laura Wüst,Patrick Dewald,Gunther N. T. E. Türk,Jos Lelieveld,and John N. Crowley
Laura Wüst
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Detection of NO2 via cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) after thermal dissociation (TD) of alkyl and peroxy nitrates can be used to detect total atmospheric organic nitrates originating from the interaction between biogenic emissions of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides of anthropogenic origin. Here we present an improved TD-CRDS technique that avoids systematic bias resulting from secondary chemistry in the heated inlets and that can be deployed in regions with strong biogenic emissions.
Detection of NO2 via cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) after thermal dissociation (TD) of...