Massive positive and negative ions in the wake of a jet aircraft: Detection by a novel aircraft-based large ion mass spectrometer (LIOMAS)

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 3853-3856

  Wohlfrom, K H ^a   Eichkorn, S ^a   Arnold, F ^a   Schulte, P ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT FUELS; JET AIRCRAFT; JET ENGINES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEGATIVE IONS; POSITIVE IONS; SULFUR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WAKES; AIRCRAFT DETECTION; FUELS; IONS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTS; SPECTROMETERS;

CHEMIIONS; FUEL SULFUR CONTENT; LARGE ION MASS SPECTROMETER; LOW VOLATILITY ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; IONIC COMPOSITION;

ATOMIC MASS; CHEMIIONS; FREE JETS; FUEL SULFUR; GROWTH PROCESS; ION MASS SPECTROMETER; MASS DISTRIBUTION; MASS NUMBERS;

EID: 0034485228     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL011974     Document Type: Article

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