Calibration of condensation particle counters for legislated vehicle number emission measurements

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1164-1173

  Giechaskiel, B ^a   Wang, X ^b,h   Horn, H G ^c   Spielvogel, J ^d   Gerhart, C ^d   Southgate, J ^e   Jing, L ^f   Kasper, M ^g   Drossinos, Y ^a   Krasenbrink, A ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b TSI INCORPORATED   (United States)

^c TSI GmbH   (Germany)

^d GRIMM Aerosol Technik GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^e RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^f Jing Ltd   (Switzerland)

^g Matter Engineering AG   (Switzerland)

^h DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; COUNTING EFFICIENCY; EMISSION MEASUREMENT; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; GENERATION METHOD; HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE; LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE EMISSIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; RESEARCH CENTRES; THERMAL TREATMENT; VEHICLE NUMBERS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CALIBRATION; CONDENSATION; CORROSION PREVENTION; CORUNDUM; DIESEL ENGINES; HEAT TREATMENT; RADIATION COUNTERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

ELECTROMETERS;

HYDROCARBON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRACONTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIESEL ENGINE; ELECTROMETER; EXHAUST GAS; GENERATOR; LAW; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 70350662203     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820903242029     Document Type: Article

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