Abstract
Ex-situ Raman spectroscopy is a well-established method for the structural characterization of soot but necessitates a sampling step before analysis is made. This work studied the potential to perform Raman spectroscopic measurements of soot directly in the combustion exhaust gases, i.e., online Raman measurements. Two types of soot were produced from a Mini-CAST soot generator, one immature with high organic content and one mature with low organic content. Also, two different measurement configurations were used, a 90-degree and a backscattering configuration, as well as different polarization combinations of the laser radiation and the detected photons. Spectrally resolved Raman signals were successfully recorded and analyzed for the two soot types showing differences between the characteristic D and G peaks as well as the photoluminescence signal. Additionally, the Raman cross section was determined for both soot types and found to be higher for the immature soot. It was also found that a horizontally polarized laser excitation and a 90-degree collection angle had the best potential to reduce the interference from ambient gases. This study can be seen as a first step towards remote sensing of soot.
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