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A laser optical method for the determination of tropospheric OH concentrations

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A long-path absorption procedure for the determination of tropospheric OH concentrations is described in detail. Initial measurements using this method were carried out in Frankfurt a. M. By including in the evaluation the visible radiation of a frequencydoubled dye laser used in the measurements, it was possible to mathematically reduce the signal fluctuations caused by the scattering and density fluctuations of tropospheric air. The resulting detection limit was 3×106 OH per cm3. SO2 concentrations which had to be simultaneously determined in order to eliminate an interference effect, could be detected in the range of 1–40 ppb on the absorption path.

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Ortgies, G., Comes, F.J. A laser optical method for the determination of tropospheric OH concentrations. Appl. Phys. B 33, 103–113 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00688355

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