Abstract

Laser based spectroscopic diagnostic tools offer the possibility of spatially and temporally resolved measurements of species concentrations in complex reacting gas flows of engineering interest. The major problem associated with such measurements is the effect of quenching reactions on the fluorescence signal. To overcome this difficulty operating in the saturation mode is proposed. For suitable systems the fluorescence signal is then no longer a function of quenching rates or laser power. Very low detectability limits appear possible.

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