Measurement of nitric oxide concentrations in flames by using electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We have measured nitric oxide (NO) concentrations in flames by using electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (ERE-CARS). Visible pump and Stokes beams were tuned to a Q-branch vibrational Raman resonance of NO. A UV probe beam was tuned into resonance with specific rotational transitions in the (v"=1,v'=0) vibrational band in the A(2)Sigma(+)-X(2)Pi electronic transition, thus providing a substantial electronic-resonance enhancement of the resulting CARS signal. NO concentrations were measured at levels down to 50 parts in 10(6) in H(2)/air flames at atmospheric pressure. NO was also detected in heavily sooting C(2)H(2)/air flames at atmospheric pressure with minimal background interference.

published proceedings

  • Opt Lett

author list (cited authors)

  • Kulatilaka, W. D., Chai, N., Naik, S. V., Laurendeau, N. M., Lucht, R. P., Kuehner, J. P., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.

citation count

  • 22

complete list of authors

  • Kulatilaka, Waruna D||Chai, Ning||Naik, Sameer V||Laurendeau, Normand M||Lucht, Robert P||Kuehner, Joel P||Roy, Sukesh||Gord, James R

publication date

  • November 2006