Aerosol quantification with the Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer: Detection limits and ionizer background effects

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-46

  Drewnick, F ^a   Hings, S S ^a   Alfarra, M R ^b,d   Prevot, A S H ^b   Borrmann, S ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLLUTION INCIDENCE;

EID: 69949101302     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-2-33-2009     Document Type: Article

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