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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2024-184
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2024-184
11 Nov 2024
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Development of a portable laser-flash photolysis Faraday rotation spectrometer for measuring atmospheric total OH reactivity

Bo Fang, Nana Wei, Weixiong Zhao, Nana Yang, Hao Zhou, Heng Zhang, Jiarong Li, Weijun Zhang, Yanyu Lu, Zhu Zhu, and Yue Liu

Abstract. Quantitative measurements of atmospheric total OH reactivity (kOH') provide crucial insights into atmospheric photochemistry. However, widespread application of total OH reactivity measurements is challenging due to insufficient equipment and the complexity of existing instrumentation. In this work, we report the development of a portable laser-flash photolysis Faraday rotation spectroscopy (LP-FRS) instrument for real-time and in-situ measurement of kOH'. To achieve efficient overlapping between the pump and probe laser and realize a long effective absorption path length, thus enabling high sensitivity measurement, a specific Herriott-type pump-probe optical multi-pass cell was designed with an overlapping factor of up to 75.4 %. The instrument’s optical box dimensions were 130 cm × 40 cm × 35 cm. The obtained efficient absorption path was ~ 28.5 m in a base length of 77.2 cm. The kOH' detection precisions of the LP-FRS instrument were 2.3 s-1 and 1.0 s-1 with averaging times of 60 s and 300 s, respectively. The kOH' measurement uncertainty was evaluated to be within 2 s-1. Field measurement was performed, and the difference between the measured kOH' and the model simulated from the measured reactive species was analysed. The developed portable LP-FRS instrument extends the measurement methods of atmospheric total OH reactivity, and has certain advantages in cost, operation, and transportation, which will play an increasingly important role in future atmospheric chemistry research.

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Bo Fang, Nana Wei, Weixiong Zhao, Nana Yang, Hao Zhou, Heng Zhang, Jiarong Li, Weijun Zhang, Yanyu Lu, Zhu Zhu, and Yue Liu

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Bo Fang, Nana Wei, Weixiong Zhao, Nana Yang, Hao Zhou, Heng Zhang, Jiarong Li, Weijun Zhang, Yanyu Lu, Zhu Zhu, and Yue Liu
Bo Fang, Nana Wei, Weixiong Zhao, Nana Yang, Hao Zhou, Heng Zhang, Jiarong Li, Weijun Zhang, Yanyu Lu, Zhu Zhu, and Yue Liu

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A portable LP-FRS instrument with dimensions of 130 cm × 40 cm × 35 cm was developed. A specific pump-probe MPC was designed to offer a high overlapping factor of 75.4 %. The precision and uncertainty of the LP-FRS instrument for measuring kOH' were 1.0 s-1 (1σ, 300 s) and within 2 s-1, respectively. The developed portable LP-FRS instrument expands the measurement capabilities for atmospheric total OH reactivity and will be employed in more field observations.