Sponsor
This work was sponsored by National Science Foundation grant ATM-8615163, National Aeronautics and Space Administration grant NAG-1-697, and Environmental Protection Agency grant R81-3012.
Published In
Journal of Geophysical Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-1990
Subjects
Hydroxyl group -- Measurement, Troposphere -- Environmental aspects
Abstract
The authors have constructed a single-stage, frequency-doubled, copper vapor laser-pumped dye laser to be used in the measurement of atmospheric hydroxyl radical concentrations. This laser can be tuned to either the 1← 0 or 0← 0 vibrational transition in the electronic transition ²Sigmalarr²Pi. A new photon counting instrument is used for HO fluorescence detection. Theoretical and experimental studies of instrument performance show better sensitivities and reduced photolytic interferences than have been possible with previous systems based upon Nd:YAG pumping.
Rights
Copyright 1990 by the American Geophysical Union
DOI
10.1029/JD095iD11p18569
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/7686
Citation Details
Chan, C. Y., Hard, T. M., Mehrabzadeh, A. A., George, L. A., and O'Brien, R. J. (1990). Third-generation FAGE instrument for tropospheric hydroxyl radical measurement. Journal Of Geophysical Research, 95(D11), 18569-18576.
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