The condensation particle counter battery (CPCB): A new tool to investigate the activation properties of nanoparticles

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 289-304

  Kulmala, Markku ^a   Mordas, Genrik ^a   Petäjä, Tuukka ^a   Grönholm, Tiia ^a   Aalto, Pasi P ^a   Vehkamäki, Hanna ^a   Hienola, Anca I ^a   Herrmann, Erik ^a   Sipilä, Mikko ^a   Riipinen, Ilona ^a   Manninen, Hanna E ^a   Hämeri, Kaarle ^a   Stratmann, Frank ^a,b   Bilde, Merete ^c   Winkler, Paul M ^d   Birmili, Wolfram ^a,b   Wagner, Paul E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d INSTITUT FÜR EXPERIMENTALPHYSIK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; CPC battery; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BUTENES; CONDENSATION; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); RADIATION COUNTERS; VAPORS;

CPC BATTERY; SATURATORS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES;

NANOPARTICLES;

BUTANOL; NANOPARTICLE; WATER;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CONDENSATION; NUCLEATION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FINLAND; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; HYYTIALA; LANSI-SUOMEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33847632145     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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