Sizing nanoparticles with a focusing impactor: Effect of the collector size

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 589-599

  De Juan, Luis ^a   Fernandez De La Mora J ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EXTRAPOLATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

FOCUSING IMPACTORS; STOKES NUMBER;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; COLLECTOR; PARTICLE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032101571     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(97)10045-3     Document Type: Article

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