Characterization of ambient airborne particles by energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 509-518

  Chen, Yuanzhi ^a   Shah, Naresh ^a   Huggins, Frank E ^a   Huffman, Gerald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDATION; SULFUR; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMBIENT AIRBORNE PARTICLES; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (EFTEM); PARTICULATE MATTER (PM); ULTRAFINE CARBONACEOUS PARTICLES;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CALCIUM SULFATE; IRON OXIDE; MANGANESE OXIDE; METAL OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DERIVATIVE; SODIUM SULFATE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLOW RATE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 22244431526     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/027868291001402     Document Type: Article

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