Atomic force and scanning electron microscopy of atmospheric particles

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-114

  Barkay, Zahava ^a   Teller, Amit ^a   Ganor, Eliezer ^a   Levin, Zev ^a   Shapira, Yoram ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Atomic force microscopy; Energy dispersive spectroscopy; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GEOMETRY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; ATOMIC FORCE; ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTAL MASS; ENERGY; HEIGHT PROFILES; MASS ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENTS OF; PARTICLE ANALYSIS; PROFILE MEASUREMENT;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NITRATE; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 27644565183     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20241     Document Type: Article

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