A novel electrical-mobility-based instrument for total number concentration measurements of ultrafine particles

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 439-450

  Ranjan, Manish ^a   Dhaniyala, Suresh ^a  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Compact; Concentration; Electrical mobility; MEAS; Miniature; Sensor; TECS; Ultrafine

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CHARGED PARTICLES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; SENSORS;

COMPACT; ELECTRICAL MOBILITY; MEAS; MINIATURE; TECS; ULTRAFINE;

PARTICLE SIZE;

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELEMENT MOBILITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; MINIATURE ELECTRICAL MOBILITY AEROSOL SPECTROMETTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 64849091985     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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