Experimental tests of a nano-DMA with no voltage change between aerosol inlet and outlet slits

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1629-1642

  Martinez Lozano P ^a   Labowsky, M ^b   Fernandez de la Mora J ^c  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b Diamond Productions Inc   (United States)

^c Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

High resolution; Isopotential; Nanoparticle analysis; Tandem DMA; Voltage jump

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

HIGH RESOLUTION; ISOPOTENTIAL; NANOPARTICLE ANALYSIS; TANDEM DMA; VOLTAGE JUMP;

AEROSOLS;

ION; METAL; NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; ELECTRIC FIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY;

AEROSOL; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHORESIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33750371876     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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