Hygroscopic growth of an (NH4)2SO4 aqueous solution droplet measured using an Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM)

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 770-774

  Matsumura, Takatsugu ^a,b   Hayashi, Masahiko ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTORS; HYGROSCOPES; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATOMIZATION; CONTACT ANGLE; COPPER; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DROPS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; COPPER SULFATE; POLITEF;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONTACT ANGLE; COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; NEBULIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER VAPOR; WETTABILITY;

EID: 34347371582     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820701436831     Document Type: Article

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