Characterization of an Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS): Intercomparison with other aerosol instruments

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 760-770

  Takegawa, N ^a   Miyazaki, Y ^a   Kondo, Y ^a   Komazaki, Y ^a   Miyakawa, T ^a   Jimenez, J L ^b   Jayne, J T ^c   Worsnop, D R ^c   Allan, J D ^d   Weber, R J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COMPOSITION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AERODYNE AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETER (AMS); DEW POINT; SUBMICRON AEROSOLS; THERMAL-OPTICAL CARBON ANALYZER;

MASS SPECTROMETERS;

AMMONIA; CHLORIDE; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; SULFATE;

AERODYNE AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETER; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HUMIDITY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONTINUOUS THERMAL OPTICAL CARBON ANALYZER;

EID: 22044434431     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820500243404     Document Type: Article

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