Precise Measurements of 12CH2D2 by Tunable Infrared Laser Direct Absorption Spectroscopy

Yenny Gonzalez; David D. Nelson; Joanne H. Shorter; J. Barry McManus; Christoph Dyroff; Michael Formolo; David T. Wang; Colin M. Western; Shuhei Ono

doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03412

Precise Measurements of ¹²CH₂D₂ by Tunable Infrared Laser Direct Absorption Spectroscopy

Yenny Gonzalez, David D. Nelson, Joanne H. Shorter, J. Barry McManus, Christoph Dyroff, Michael Formolo, David T. Wang, Colin M. Western, Shuhei Ono^*

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We present precise measurements of doubly deuterated methane (¹²CH₂D₂) in natural methane samples using tunable infrared laser direct absorption spectroscopy (TILDAS). Using a 413 m optical path length astigmatic Herriott cell and two quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) scanning the spectral regions of 1090.46 ± 0.1 and 1200.23 ± 0.1 cm^-1, the instrument simultaneously measures the five main isotopologues of methane. The ratios ¹³CH₃D/¹²CH₄ and ¹²CH₂D₂/¹²CH₄ are measured at 0.01‰ and 0.5‰ (1σ) instrumental precision, respectively. The instrumental accuracy was assessed by measuring a series of methane gases with a range of δ¹³C and δD values but with the abundances of all isotopologues driven to thermal equilibrium at 250 °C. The estimated accuracy of Δ¹²CH₂D₂ is 1‰ (1σ) on the basis of the results of the heated methane samples. This new TILDAS instrument provides a simple and rapid technique to explore the sources of methane in the environment.

Original language	English
Article number	23
Pages (from-to)	14967-14974
Number of pages	8
Journal	Analytical Chemistry
Volume	91
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03412
Publication status	Published - 30 Oct 2019

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