Field measurement of the organic peroxy radicals by the low-pressure reactor plus laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy

A low-pressure reactor(LPR) was developed for the measurement of ambient organic peroxy(RO2)radicals with the use of the laser-induced fluorescence(LIF) instrument.The reactor converts all the RO_(x)(=RO2+HO2+RO+OH) radicals into HO2 radicals.It can conduct different measurement modes through altering the reagent gases,achieving the speciated measurement of RO2 and RO2^#(RO2 radicals derived from the long-chain alkane,alkene and aromatic hydrocarbon).An example of field measurement results was given,with a maximum concentration of 1.88 × 10^(8) molecule/cm^(3) for RO2 and 1.18×10^(8) molecule/cm^(3) for RO2^(#).Also,this instrument quantifies the local ozone production rates directly,which can help to deduce the regional ozone control strategy from an experimental perspective.The new device can se rve as a potent tool for both the explo ration of frontier chemistry and the diagnosis of the control strategies.