Single-photon laser-induced fluorescence detection of nitric oxide at sub-parts-per-trillion mixing ratios

被引：23

作者：

Rollins, Andrew W. ^{[1
]}

Rickly, Pamela S. ^{[1
,2
]}

Gao, Ru-Shan ^{[1
]}

Ryerson, Thomas B. ^{[1
]}

Brown, Steven ^{[1
]}

Peischl, Jeff ^{[1
,2
]}

Bourgeois, Ilann ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] NOAA, Chem Sci Lab, Boulder, CO 80305 USA

[2] Univ Colorado, Cooperat Inst Res Environm Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA

来源：

ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES | 2020年 / 13卷 / 05期

关键词：

IN-SITU DETECTION; ELECTRONIC QUENCHING RATES; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; NITROGEN-OXIDES; NO; INSTRUMENT; OZONE; OH; DISTRIBUTIONS; SPECTROSCOPY;

D O I：

10.5194/amt-13-2425-2020

中图分类号：

P4 [大气科学（气象学）];

学科分类号：

0706 ; 070601 ;

摘要：

We describe a newly developed single-photon laser-induced fluorescence sensor for measurements of nitric oxide (NO) in the atmosphere. Rapid tuning of a narrow-band laser on and off of a rotationally resolved NO spectral feature near 215 nm and detection of the red-shifted fluorescence provides for interference-free direct measurements of NO with a detection limit of 1 part per trillion by volume (pptv) for 1 s of integration, or 0.3 pptv for 10 s of integration. Uncertainty in the sensitivity of the instrument is typically +/- 6-9 %, with no known interferences. Uncertainty in the zero of the detector is shown to be < 0.2 pptv. The instrument was deployed on the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the NASA/NOAA FIREX-AQ experiment (Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments Experiment - Air Quality) during July-September 2019 and provided more than 140 h of NO measurements over 22 flights, demonstrating the ability of this instrument to operate routinely and autonomously. Comparisons with a seasoned chemiluminescence sensor during FIREX-AQ in a variety of chemical environments provides validation and confidence in the accuracy of this technique.

引用

页码：2425 / 2439

页数：15