Investigation of a modified Sinclair-La Mer aerosol generator in the submicrometer range

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 799-809

  Ristovski, Z D ^a   Morawska, L ^a   Bofinger, N D ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; DISPERSIONS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL GENERATORS; NUCLEI CONCENTRATION; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER (SMPS);

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032146491     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(97)10024-6     Document Type: Article

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