A novel high-resolution small ion spectrometer to study ion nucleation of aerosols in ambient indoor and outdoor air

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 29-48

  Fews, A Peter ^a   Holden, N K ^a   Keitch, P A ^a   Henshaw, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gerdien capacitor; Ion spectrometer; Maximum entropy; Molecular ions; Small ions

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CAPACITORS; ENTROPY; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; CYLINDRICAL CAPACITORS; ION FLUXES; MOLECULAR IONS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

AEROSOL; INDOOR AIR; NUCLEATION;

EID: 23144437374     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2004.11.008     Document Type: Article

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