Absorption of light by soot particles: Determination of the absorption coefficient by means of aethalometers

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1445-1463

  Weingartner, E ^a   Saathoff, H ^a   Schnaiter, M ^a   Streit, N ^a   Bitnar, B ^b   Baltensperger, U ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficient; Aethalometer calibration; Black carbon; Light attenuation; Multiple scattering; Single scattering albedo

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MIXTURES; SOOT;

AETHALOMETERS;

AEROSOLS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CARBON; DIESEL FUEL; PINENE;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; CALIBRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SOOT;

AETHALOMETER; AETHALOMETRY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FILTER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOOT; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0141857727     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(03)00359-8     Document Type: Article

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