Nanometer particle detection by the condensation particle counter UF-02proto

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 521-527

  Mordas, G ^a   Sipila M ^a   Kulmala, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CONDENSATION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLLUTION DETECTION; PRECIOUS METALS; RADIATION COUNTERS; SILVER; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTER (CPC); DETECTION EFFICIENCIES; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; FLOW CONDENSATION; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; NANOMETER PARTICLES; NUCLEATED PARTICLES; NUCLEATION PROCESSES; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE DETECTION; SILVER PARTICLES; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES;

TEMPERATURE;

BUTANOL; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; FLOW RATE; INSTRUMENT; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TROPOSPHERE; VAPOR;

EID: 46349090410     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820802220233     Document Type: Article

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