Measurement of ultrafine aerosol size distributions by a combination of diffusion screen separators and condensation particle counters

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 577-597

  Feldpausch, Philipp ^a   Fiebig, Markus ^a   Fritzsche, Lutz ^a   Petzold, Andreas ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion battery; Diffusion screen; Nanoparticles; Real time particle measurement; Size distribution measurement

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SEPARATORS;

DIFFUSION BATTERY; DIFFUSION SCREEN; NANOPARTICLES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; FILTRATION; PRESSURE EFFECT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTER; DIFFUSION SCREEN SEPARATOR; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR DESIGN;

EID: 33646136897     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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