Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, Volume. 20, Issue 4, 449(2025)

A calibration method for transfer efficiency of N2O5-cavity ring-down spectroscopy detection system

YANG Huan1, XIE Pinhua1,2,3, HU Renzhi2、*, LIN Chuan2, TONG Jinzhao3, CHEN Liang3, and WANG Ruishuo2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
  • 3School of Environmental Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    N2O5 synthesis system
    The absorption cross-sections of NO2 and O3 at room temperature
    N2O5 cavity ring-down spectroscopy system
    Damping signal curve and damping time fitting
    Decay signal of N2O5-CRDS detection system (a) and Allan variance for NO3 radical measurement (b)
    The original data of N2O5 in high-concentration state (a) and the autocorrelation function (b) and partial autocorrelation function (c) plots of the concentration-time series
    The changes of NO3 and N2O5 in the simulated synthesis gas over the time from the outlet of the synthesis tube to leaving the decay tube
    The concentration changes of N2O5 source through PFA tubing of different lengths
    The concentration changes of N2O5 source passing through new and used filter membranes, as well as without a filter membrane
    Structural diagram for measuring N2O5 loss on the wall of PFA tude with outer diameter of 12.7 mm
    Mass concentration changes of N2O5 source after passing through heated PFA tubes of different lengths
    • Table 1. The chemical reactions and reaction rate constants inside the synthesis tube

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      Table 1. The chemical reactions and reaction rate constants inside the synthesis tube

      ReactionRate constant (k) (at 298 k)

      NO2+O3NO3+O2

      NO2+NO3+MN2O5+M

      N2O5+MNO2+NO3+M

      NO3wall

      3.33 × 10-17 cm3∙molecule-1∙s-1

      1.25 × 10-12 cm3∙molecule-1∙s-1

      3.48 × 10-2 cm3∙molecule-1∙s-1

      2.0 × 10-1 s-1

      N2O5wall3.0 × 10-2 s-1
      O3wall2.17 × 10-5 s-1
    • Table 2. Comparison of the overall transfer efficiency of N2O5 sampling efficiency under the same flow rate and sampling tube length

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      Table 2. Comparison of the overall transfer efficiency of N2O5 sampling efficiency under the same flow rate and sampling tube length

      TimeLocation

      Wall loss of

      PFA (6.35 mm)/s-1

      Inlet filter transmission/%Inlet filter transmission/s-1Total transfer efficiency under the same conditions/%Reference
      2002USA99 ± 189.00[17]
      2011UK0.042960.27 ± 0.0285.70[24]
      2016China0.01993 ± 30.16 ± 0.0487.30[25]
      2023China0.01998 ± 20.35 ± 0.0486.74This study
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    Huan YANG, Pinhua XIE, Renzhi HU, Chuan LIN, Jinzhao TONG, Liang CHEN, Ruishuo WANG. A calibration method for transfer efficiency of N2O5-cavity ring-down spectroscopy detection system[J]. Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, 2025, 20(4): 449

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    Received: May. 19, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 30, 2025

    The Author Email: Renzhi HU (rzhu@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-6141.2025.04.003

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