Phase separation and regrowth of aerosol matter collected after size fractionation in an impactor

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 39-40, 2002, Pages 5877-5886

  Wittmaack, K ^a   Menzel, N ^a   Wehnes, H ^a   Heinzmann, U ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Carbon nanoparticles; Microcrystals; Phase separation; Regrowth; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTRON BEAMS; FRACTIONATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

ELECTRON BOMBARDMENT;

AEROSOLS;

AMIDE; CALCIUM; CARBON; NANOPARTICLE; NITRATE; OXIDE; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SULFUR;

AEROSOL; CARBON; FRACTIONATION; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRON BEAM; FRACTIONATION; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0036895911     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00827-0     Document Type: Article

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