Observation and measurement of anomalous responses in a differential mobility analyzer caused by ultrafine fibrous carbon aerosols

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 542-548

  Ku, Bon Ki ^a   Maynard, Andrew D ^a   Baron, Paul A ^a   Deye, Gregory J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcing; Carbon nanotube nanofiber; Differential mobility analyzer; Electrical discharge; Low density

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC ARCS; FLOW RATE;

ANOMALOUS RESPONSES; DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZER; ELECTRICAL MOBILITY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRON MOBILITY;

AEROSOLS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRON MOBILITY; FLOW RATE;

EID: 34147154786     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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