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High-sensitivity 308.6-nm laser absorption diagnostic optimized for OH measurement in shock tube combustion studies

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We report the development of a high-sensitivity laser absorption diagnostic optimized for measurement of the hydroxyl radical (OH) at temperatures relevant to combustion studies, and demonstrated here in shock tube experiments. This diagnostic utilizes a narrow-linewidth CW UV laser that is tunable over the A2Σ – X2Π (0,0) band of the OH rovibronic transitions. First, we identified the strongest absorption transition of OH, over the current temperature range of interest, to be the Q1(5) transition near 308.61 nm. We then measured the OH absorption coefficients behind reflected shock waves over temperatures of 1656–2993 K and pressures of 0.88–4.09 atm, and determined the pressure-broadening and pressure-shifting coefficients in argon bath gas. Compared to the previous diagnostic targeting the OH R1(5) transition, the current diagnostic has approximately 2.2 times the sensitivity. Finally, we demonstrated the excellent sensitivity of the current OH diagnostic in a set of highly-diluted C3H8 oxidation experiments in a shock tube, where a 1 − σ detection limit of less than 0.15 ppm OH was successfully achieved.

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This work was supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research through AFOSR Grant No. FA9550-14-1-0235, with Dr. Chiping Li as contract monitor.

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Wang, S., Hanson, R.K. High-sensitivity 308.6-nm laser absorption diagnostic optimized for OH measurement in shock tube combustion studies. Appl. Phys. B 124, 37 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-018-6902-4

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