Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.692, 359-363, 2018
Hydrogen peroxide vapor cross sections: A flow cell study using laser absorption in the near infrared
The absorption spectra of vapors of concentrated hydrogen peroxide/ water mixtures (without a carrier gas) were characterized at wavelengths from 1390 to 1470 nm utilizing a near-infrared diode laser. Low pressures were employed to examine these spectral features near the Doppler-broadened limit. An advantageous portion of the spectra near 1420 nm containing several distinct H2O2 peaks and one well-known H2O peak (for calibration) was identified and the cross-sections of these peaks determined. These cross section values can be employed to measure vapor-phase concentrations of H2O2 in propulsion, atmospheric chemistry, and sterilization applications. (C) 2018 The Aerospace Corporation. Published by Elsevier B.V.