A method to determine collection efficiency of particles by swipe sampling

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Verkouteren, J R ^a   Coleman, J L ^a   Fletcher, R A ^a   Smith, W J ^a   Klouda, G A ^a   Gillen, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence microscopy; Particle collection; Swipe sampling; Trace detection

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETERS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; TRACE ANALYSIS;

COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE COLLECTION; PARTICLE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; POLYSTYRENE LATEX SPHERES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE); SWIPE SAMPLING; TRACE DETECTION;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 58149293767     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/19/11/115101     Document Type: Article

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