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Title: Time-domain modelling and thermometry of the CH4v1 Q-branch using hybrid femtosecond/picosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering

Journal Article · · Combustion and Flame
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  1. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
  2. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
  3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  4. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Here, we present time-domain measurements and modelling of the CH4v1 vibrational Q-branch, as well as simultaneous temperature acquisition from the CH4 and N2 vibrational Q-branches using broadband hybrid femtosecond/picosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (fs/ps CARS). Accurate measurements with fs/ps CARS require knowledge of the time-domain response of the probed molecule at different temperatures and pressures. In this work, a fs/ps CARS model was developed for theCH4v1 Q-branch and validated using time-resolved probe delay scans at pressures between 70 and 600 Torr and temperatures between 295 and 1000 K. A simplified modified exponential energy gap model was used to determine the linewidths of the Raman transitions within the Q-branch. Total Q-branch linewidths for the entire explored parameter space were also determined from the probe delay scans. This enabled quantitative measurements of CH4 with fs/ps CARS as well as the temperature through the hot bands of the CH4v1 Q-branch. With a broadband fs laser pulse in a two-beam phase matching scheme, the N2 Q-branch and CH4v1 Q-branch were simultaneously measured in a heated cell, and the temperatures from each molecule's spectra was evaluated. Here, the fitted temperatures corresponded well with differences ranging from 4 to 17%. It was also shown that exchanging 90% of CH4 for N2 or Ar at 295 K and 500 Torr did not significantly impact the normalized time-domain signal prior to a 100 picosecond probe delay. Spatially resolved one-dimensional (1-D) thermometry using the CH4 Q-branch was also demonstrated with an imaged spatial resolution of 40 µm. With the developed model, 1-D quantitative measurements of CH4 concentration and temperature can be measured with time resolution of tens of picoseconds.

Research Organization:
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0020233; SC0014664; NA0003525; FE0026825; CBET-1903362; CBET-2029425
OSTI ID:
1906179
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1775650; OSTI ID: 1810632
Journal Information:
Combustion and Flame, Vol. 224; ISSN 0010-2180
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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