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Article Dans Une Revue Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions Année : 2007

Technical Note: Measuring tropospheric OH and HO2 by laser-induced fluorescence at low pressure ? a comparison of calibration techniques

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The hydroxyl radical (OH) is one of the most important oxidants in the atmosphere, as it is involved in many reactions that affect regional air quality and global climate change. Because of its high reactivity, measurements of OH radical concentrations in the atmosphere are difficult, and often require careful calibrations that rely on the production of a known concentration of OH at atmospheric pressure. The Indiana University OH instrument, based on the Fluorescence Assay by Gas Expansion technique (FAGE), has been calibrated in the laboratory using two different approaches: the production of OH from the UV-photolysis of water-vapor, and the steady-state production of OH from the reaction of ozone with alkenes. Both techniques are shown to agree within their experimental uncertainties, although the sensitivities derived from the ozone-alkene technique were systematically lower than those derived from the water-vapor UV-photolysis technique. The agreement between the two different methods improves the confidence of the water-vapor photolysis method as an accurate calibration technique for HOx instruments. Because several aspects of the mechanism of the gas phase ozonolysis of alkenes are still uncertain, this technique should be used with caution to calibrate OH instruments.
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hal-00303082 , version 1 (18-06-2008)

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S. Dusanter, D. Vimal, P. S. Stevens. Technical Note: Measuring tropospheric OH and HO2 by laser-induced fluorescence at low pressure ? a comparison of calibration techniques. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 2007, 7 (5), pp.12877-12926. ⟨hal-00303082⟩

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