The TRAPS apparatus: Enhancing target density of nanoparticle beams in vacuum for X-ray and optical spectroscopy

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 316-328

  Meinen, J ^a,b   Khasminskaya, S ^b   Ruhl E ^c   Baumann, W ^a   Leisner, T ^a,b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LENS; CARRIER GAS; CHARGED NANOPARTICLES; COLLIMATED BEAMS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; HELIUM BUFFER GAS; HIGH DENSITY; IN-VACUUM; ION TRAPS; LOW FREQUENCY; NANOPARTICLE DENSITY; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PLASMA DISCHARGE; SIZE RANGES; SMALL PARTICLES; SPACE CHARGES; TARGET DENSITY; VACUUM CHAMBERS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HELIUM; VACUUM;

NANOPARTICLES;

HELIUM; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROMETER; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRAPPED REACTIVE ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE SPECTROMETER;

EID: 77956298335     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786821003639692     Document Type: Article

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