An improved dual channel PERCA instrument for atmospheric measurements of peroxy radicals

Full text of this item is not currently available on the LRA. The final published version may be available through the links above. This paper describes a new dual-channel PEroxy RadiCal Amplification (PERCA) instrument, which has been designed to improve the time resolution and signal to noise and...

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Published in:Journal of Environmental Monitoring
Main Authors: Green, T. J., Reeves, C. E., Fleming, Zoe L., Brough, N., Rickard, A. R., Bandy, B. J., Monks, P. S., Penkett, S. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2014
Subjects:
OH
HO2
Online Access:http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2006/EM/b514630e#!divAbstract
http://hdl.handle.net/2381/28629
https://doi.org/10.1039/b514630e
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Summary:Full text of this item is not currently available on the LRA. The final published version may be available through the links above. This paper describes a new dual-channel PEroxy RadiCal Amplification (PERCA) instrument, which has been designed to improve the time resolution and signal to noise and to reduce the interference caused by variations in ambient ozone concentrations. The instrument was run at the Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory (WAO), North Norfolk, during WAOWEX (Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory Winter Experiment) in January/February 2002 and INSPECTRO (Influence of clouds on the spectral actinic flux in the lower troposphere) in September 2002. The performance of the instrument is assessed and compared to that of a single channel instrument. In particular, it is shown how the precision is greatly improved in fluctuating background ozone conditions. In addition the improved time response of the instrument allows changes in peroxy radical concentrations to be related to rapid changes in nitric oxide concentrations and the ozone photolysis frequency, j(O[superscript 1]D). 11343