Photoacoustic spectrometer for measuring light absorption by aerosol: Instrument description

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2845-2852

  Arnott, W Patrick ^a   Moosmüller, Hans ^a   Rogers, C Fred ^a   Jin, Tianfeng ^b   Bruch, Reinhard ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Aethalometer; Elemental carbon; Instrumentation; Light absorption; Photoacoustic spectrometer

Indexed keywords

AETHALOMETER; ELEMENTAL CARBON; INSTRUMENTATION; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROMETER;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; CALIBRATION; CARBON; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

CARBON;

ABSORPTION; ACOUSTIC METHOD; AEROSOL; LIGHT; SPECTROMETER;

ACOUSTICS; AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; ANALYTIC METHOD; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND PRESSURE; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033180873     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00361-6     Document Type: Article

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