Calibration of a condensation particle counter using a NIST traceable method

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 425-441

  Fletcher, R A ^a   Mulholland, G W ^a   Winchester, M R ^a   King, R L ^a   Klinedinst, D B ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL FLOW; CHARGED AEROSOLS; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; ELECTRICAL STANDARDS; ELECTRON MICROGRAPH IMAGES; ELECTROSPRAY AEROSOLS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MICROSCOPIC PARTICLE; MONODISPERSE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY; NIST TRACEABILITY; NO CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; POLYSTYRENE LATEX SPHERES; POLYSTYRENE LATEXES; RELATIVE UNCERTAINTY; SINGLE PARTICLE; TEST STANDS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CALIBRATION; ELECTROMETERS; FLOW RATE; POLYSTYRENES; RADIATION COUNTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 67651099391     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820802716735     Document Type: Article

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