Laboratory verification of PH-CPC's ability to monitor atmospheric sub-3 nm clusters

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-135

  Sipila, M ^a   Lehtipalo, K ^a   Attoui, M ^b   Neitola, K ^a   Petmaja, T ^a,d   Aalto, P P ^a   O'Dowd, C D ^c   Kulmala, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CONDENSATION; CORROSION PREVENTION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLLUTION DETECTION; RADIATION COUNTERS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

AIR IONS; CHARGED CLUSTERS; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; COUNTING EFFICIENCIES; DETECTION EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRICAL MOBILITIES; INVERSION METHODS; LABORATORY VERIFICATIONS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PULSE HEIGHTS;

PH EFFECTS;

BUTANOL;

AEROSOL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CALIBRATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; PARTICLE SIZE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE HEIGHT CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTER; SURFACE CHARGE;

EID: 55749093815     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820802506227     Document Type: Article

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