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Signal detection efficiency in multiphoton ionization flame measurements.

K C Smyth, P J Tjossem

|June 26, 2010

Summary

Accurate multiphoton ionization measurements require knowing electron detection efficiency in flames. This study quantifies efficiency variations in methane/air flames, improving radical species concentration measurements.

Area of Science:

Chemical Physics
Combustion Science
Spectroscopy

Background:

Multiphoton ionization (MPI) is a sensitive technique for detecting radical species in flames.
Accurate relative concentration measurements using MPI necessitate knowledge of electron/ion detection efficiency across flame positions.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the electron detection efficiency as a function of flame position in a laminar methane/air diffusion flame.
To improve the accuracy of relative concentration measurements for radical species in combustion environments.

Main Methods:

Two methods were employed: (1) simultaneous detection of ionization and fluorescence in CO via two-photon excitation, and (2) comparison of argon 3+1 MPI with mass spectrometry.
Experiments were conducted on a laminar CH(4)/air diffusion flame at atmospheric pressure.

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Significant variations in electron detection efficiency were observed across lean, stoichiometric, and rich flame regions.
The highest detection sensitivity was found in high-temperature primary reaction zones, typically near stoichiometric conditions.

Conclusions:

Electron detection efficiency is not uniform within a flame and must be characterized for accurate MPI concentration measurements.
Corrections based on these efficiency profiles can refine MPI data, particularly for species like hydrogen atoms, enabling precise relative concentration profiling.