Collection efficiency of a midget impinger for nanoparticles in the range of 3-100 nm

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 872-876

  Wei, Zhicheng ^a   Rosario, Robert C ^a   Montoya, Lupita D ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol sampling; Collection efficiency; Midget impinger; Nanoparticles; Ultrafines

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL SAMPLING; BIOLOGICAL PARTICLES; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; COLLECTION PARAMETERS; FLUID VOLUMES; SUB-MICRON PARTICLES; ULTRA-FINES; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; FLUID FLOW; PARTICLE SIZE;

AIR SAMPLER; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LIQUID; MIDGET IMPINGER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 75149175030     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.11.037     Document Type: Article

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