A fast integrated mobility spectrometer with wide dynamic size range: Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 890-906

  Wang, Jian ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol size distribution; Dynamic size range; Electrical mobility; Fast integrated mobility spectrometer; High time resolution; Mobility resolution; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETERS; TIME MEASUREMENT; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DYNAMIC SIZES; ELECTRICAL MOBILITY; FAST INTEGRATED MOBILITY SPECTROMETER; HIGH-TIME RESOLUTION;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ELECTRIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETER; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPECTROMETER; STATISTICS; TIME;

EID: 69449099348     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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