Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 12, 1201003(2020)

Simultaneous Measurement of Nitrogen Dioxide and Organic Nitrate Based on Thermal Dissociation Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy

Chuan Lin1,2、*, Renzhi Hu2、**, Pinhua Xie2,3,4,5、***, Shengyang Wu2, Jinzhao Tong2, Zhiyan Li6, Fengyang Wang2, and Yihui Wang2,4
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
  • 3CAS Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Xiamen, Fujian 361000, China
  • 4School of Environmental Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 5University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 6School of Mathematics and Physics, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, Anhui 243002, China
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    In this study, a two-channel thermal dissociation cavity ring-down spectroscopy (TD-CRDS) system based on cavity ring-down spectroscopy technology was established for the rapid and simultaneous measurement of ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and organic nitrates (ON). NO2 was directly measured by its absorption at 406 nm, while ON was indirectly measured by the NO2 product of its thermal decomposition at 450 ℃. The ON conversion efficiency reached 99% at this temperature. The effective absorption cross-section of NO2 was obtained by the convolution of the high-resolution absorption cross-section of NO2 using a laser with a central wavelength of 406.02 nm. The laser spectrum was 5.74×10 -19 cm 2·molecule -1. A stability test of the heating device revealed an optimal flow rate of 1 L/min. The simultaneous measurement of the ambient NO2 by the NO2 and ON cavities exhibited good consistency, with the correlation coefficient R2=0.99. After optimization, the detection limit of the system reached up to 2.42×10 9 molecule·cm -3 (standard deviation: 3σ; temporal resolution: 1 s). Comparing the TD-CRDS system with the long-path differential optical absorption spectroscopy (LP-DOAS) in terms of NO2 measurement, good consistency was obtained (R2=0.93), indicating that the system has high measurement accuracy. The TD-CRDS system was applied to field observation, and the time series of NO2 and ON concentration were obtained.

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    Chuan Lin, Renzhi Hu, Pinhua Xie, Shengyang Wu, Jinzhao Tong, Zhiyan Li, Fengyang Wang, Yihui Wang. Simultaneous Measurement of Nitrogen Dioxide and Organic Nitrate Based on Thermal Dissociation Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(12): 1201003

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    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Feb. 1, 2020

    Accepted: Mar. 23, 2020

    Published Online: Jun. 3, 2020

    The Author Email: Lin Chuan (clin@aiofm.ac.cn), Hu Renzhi (rzhu@aiofm.ac.cn), Xie Pinhua (phxie@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.1201003

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