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We have studied the use of wide-band detection in conjunction with saturation of a rovibronic transition of OH within itsA 2 σ +−X 2∏(0,0) band. For wide-band detection, in which fluorescence is detected from the entire excited rotational manifold, the fluorescence yield is sensitive to collisions in two ways. First, it is sensitive to the ratio of rate coefficients describing rotational energy transfer and electronic quenching; this ratio determines the number of neighboring rotational levels that are populated during the laser pulse. Second, the fluorescence yield can vary with the total collisional rate coefficient; only after a sufficient number of collisions, corresponding to ≈ 2.5 ns in an atmospheric flame, does the rotational manifold reach steady state. We also compare measurements employing wide-band (detecting theR 1 andR 2 branches) and narrow-band (detecting a single transition) saturated fluorescence of OH. Over a wide range of conditions — obtained by varying the equivalence ratio, temperature, N2 dilution, and pressure — the wide- and narrow-band fluorescence techniques compare well. Given this good agreement, wide-band saturated fluorescence could be especially useful for analyzing atmospheric flames with XeCl-excimer lasers; one can potentially obtain 2—D images of OH which have a high signal-to-noise ratio and a reduced sensitivity to laser irradiance and quenching.
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Carter, C.D., Laurendeau, N.M. Wide- and narrow-band saturated fluorescence measurements of hydroxyl concentration in premixed flames from 1 bar to 10 bar. Appl. Phys. B 58, 519–528 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01081084
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