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The absolute, quantitative spatially resolved distribution of CH radicals was measured in the reaction zone of a low-pressure methane/air flame (25 Torr) using a combination of laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) and cavity ring-down (CRD) absorption spectroscopy operating on the A 2Δ–X 2Π(0,0) transition. The spatially resolved 1-D image of LIF provides a direct measure of the CH distribution along the path of the laser beam in the CRD cavity. The temperature distribution was determined from measurements on a pair of rotational transitions. A series of LIF line images and CRD absorption measurements taken at various burner heights are combined to form a quantitative 2-D image of the CH distribution. This is used to interpret the CRD measurements along this inhomogeneous path. The 10 ppm peak CH concentration measured here on the centerline of the flame is in good agreement (within 15%) with earlier CH A–X LIF measurements calibrated by Rayleigh and Raman scattering. A 1-D LIF image collected simultaneously with CRD absorption was also used to quantify and optimize the spatial resolution of the CRD measurement.
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Luque, J., Berg, P., Jeffries, J. et al. Cavity ring-down absorption and laser-induced fluorescence for quantitative measurements of CH radicals in low-pressure flames. Appl Phys B 78, 93–102 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1331-3
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