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Absolute OH density determination by laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy in an atmospheric pressure RF plasma jet

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In this paper, the ground state OH density is measured in high pressure plasma by laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectroscopy. The OH density determination is based on the simulation of the intensity fraction of fluorescence from the laser-excited level of OH (A) in the total detected LIF signal. The validity of this approach is verified in an atmospheric pressure Ar  +  H2O plasma jet sustained by a 13.56 MHz power supply. The transition line P1 (4) from OH (A,v′ = 1,J′ = 3) → OH   (X,v′′ = 0,J′′ = 4) is used for the LIF excitation. The absolute OH density is determined to be 2.5 × 1019 m-3 at 1 mm away from the jet nozzle. It corresponds to a dissociation of 0.06% of the water vapor in the working gas. Different mechanisms of OH (X) production in the core of the plasma jet are discussed and analyzed.

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  1. HuaZhong University of Science and Technology, College of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, WuHan, Hubei, 430074, P.R. China

    Q. Xiong & X. P. Lu

  2. Department of Applied Physics, Research Unit Plasma Technology, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B4, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Q. Xiong, A. Yu. Nikiforov, L. Li, P. Vanraes & C. Leys

  3. Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Science, Academicheskaya St., 1, Ivanono, 153045, Russia

    A. Yu. Nikiforov

  4. Université de Mons, Chimie des Interactions Plasma-Surface (ChIPS), CIRMAP, 20 place du Parc, 7000, Mons, Belgium

    N. Britun & R. Snyders

  5. Materia Nova Research Center, Parc Initialis, 7000, Mons, Belgium

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Xiong, Q., Nikiforov, A.Y., Li, L. et al. Absolute OH density determination by laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy in an atmospheric pressure RF plasma jet. Eur. Phys. J. D 66, 281 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2012-30474-8

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