A new miniature electrical aerosol spectrometer (MEAS): Experimental characterization

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 710-722

  Ranjan, Manish ^a   Dhaniyala, Suresh ^a  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol instrument; Compact; DMA; Electrical mobility; Electrometer; Experiments; MEAS; Miniature; Personal sampler; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ELECTROMETERS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; EXPERIMENTS; PARTICLE SIZE; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETERS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

AEROSOL INSTRUMENT; COMPACT; ELECTRICAL MOBILITY; MEAS; MINIATURE; PERSONAL SAMPLERS;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC FIELD; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 47349101954     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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