A combined photoionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and laser absorption spectrometry flash photolysis apparatus for simultaneous determination of reaction rates and product branching

Middaugh, Joshua E.; Buras, Zachary J.; Matrat, Mickael; Chu, Te-Chun; Kim, Young-Seok; Alecu, Ionut M.; Vasiliou, AnGayle K.; Goldsmith, C. Franklin; Green, William H.

doi:10.1063/1.5024399

Title: A combined photoionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and laser absorption spectrometry flash photolysis apparatus for simultaneous determination of reaction rates and product branching

Journal Article · Mon Jul 23 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5024399· OSTI ID:1526021

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Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering; ENSTA ParisTech, Palaiseau (France). Dept. of Chemical Engineering

In recent years, predictions of product branching for reactions of consequence to both combustion and atmospheric chemistry have outpaced validating experiments. An apparatus is described that aims to fill this void by combining several well-known experimental techniques into one: flash photolysis for radical generation, multiple-pass laser absorption spectrometry (LAS) for overall kinetics measurements, and time-resolved photoionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PI TOF-MS) for product branching quantification. The sensitivity of both the LAS and PI TOF-MS detection techniques is shown to be suitable for experiments with initial photolytically generated radical concentrations of ~1 × 10¹² molecules cm^-3. As it is fast (μs time resolution) and non-intrusive, LAS is preferred for accurate kinetics (time-dependence) measurements. By contrast, PI TOF-MS is preferred for product quantification because it provides a near-complete picture of the reactor composition in a single mass spectrum. The value of simultaneous LAS and PI TOF-MS detection is demonstrated for the chemically interesting phenyl radical + propene system.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Combustion Energy Frontier Research Center (CEFRC); Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001198; SC0014901

OSTI ID:: 1526021

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1461246

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 89, Issue 7; ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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