Continuous scanning of the mobility and size distribution of charged clusters and nanometer particles in atmospheric air and the Balanced Scanning Mobility Analyzer BSMA

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 523-535

  Tammet, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Electrical methods; Measurement; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

AIR FLOW RATE; ATMOSPHERIC IONS; CHARGED CLUSTERS; ELECTRICAL METHODS; NANOMETER PARTICLES;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTRICAL METHOD; INSTRUMENTATION; ION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

EID: 33646366286     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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