Development of a variable configuration cascade impactor for aerosol size distribution measurement

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 795-802

  Singh, Sanjay ^a   Sapra, B K ^a   Khan, Arshad ^a   Kothalkar, P K ^a   Mayya, Y S ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Impactor; Size distribution; Variable configuration

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; CASCADE IMPACTORS; DISTRIBUTION PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; IMPACTOR; IMPACTORS; NORMAL PRESSURE; OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTERS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PRESSURE STAGES; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER; SIZE CLASS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENTS; SIZE RANGES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DEPOSITS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SIZE DETERMINATION;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE EFFECT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VARIABLE CONFIGURATION CASCADE IMPACTOR;

EID: 75149161816     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.11.031     Document Type: Article

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