Applied Physics B

, Volume 51, Issue 1, pp 67–70 | Cite as

A complete treatment of a steady-state four-level model for the interpretation of OH laser-induced fluorescence measurements in atmospheric pressure flames

  • Giorgio Zizak
  • Francesco Cignoli
  • Sergio Benecchi
Laser Diagnostics In Combustion
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Abstract

In order to obtain OH concentration measurements in atmospheric pressure flames from saturated fluorescence signal, we have developed a stationary four-level model. A general relationship between the measured upper state population and the total number density has been derived. The effects of the imbalance between the rotational transfer rates in the upper and ground states is analyzed. We show that in the case of comparable rotational rates, the results of our treatment are similar to the ones obtained with the balanced cross rate model. A set of complementary data which should facilitate absolute OH concentration measurements is also pointed out.

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07.65 33 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Giorgio Zizak
    • 1
  • Francesco Cignoli
    • 1
  • Sergio Benecchi
    • 1
  1. 1.CNR-CNPM, Istituto per Ricerche sulla Propulsione e l'EnergeticaLinate di Peschiera Borromeo (MI)Italy

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