Detection of HO 2 by laser-induced fluorescence: Calibration and interferences from RO 2 radicals

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1209-1225

  Fuchs, H ^a   Bohn, B ^a   Hofzumahaus, A ^a   Holland, F ^a   Lu, K D ^a   Nehr, S ^a   Rohrer, F ^a   Wahner, A ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

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ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; LASER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOTOLYSIS; RADICAL; TRANSFORMATION;

EID: 80052276788     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-1209-2011     Document Type: Article

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