•OH and •HO2 radicals are known to be the key species in the development of ignition. A direct measurement of these radicals under low-temperature oxidation conditions (T = 550-1,000 K) has been achieved by coupling a technique named fluorescence assay by gas expansion, an experimental technique designed for the quantification of these radicals in the free atmosphere, to a jet-stirred reactor, an experimental device designed for the study of low-temperature combustion chemistry. Calibration allows conversion of relative fluorescence signals to absolute mole fractions. Such radical mole fraction profiles will serve as a benchmark for testing chemical models developed to improve the understanding of combustion processes.
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Blocquet, M., Schoemaecker, C., Amedro, D., Herbinet, O., Battin-Leclerc, F., & Fittschen, C. (2013). Quantification of OH and HO2 radicals during the low-temperature oxidation of hydrocarbons by Fluorescence assay by Gas Expansion technique. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(50), 20014–20017. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1314968110
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