Development and characterization of a High-Temperature Proton-Transfer- Reaction Mass Spectrometer (HT-PTR-MS)

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 537-544

  Mikoviny, T ^a   Kaser, L ^a   Wisthaler, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INSTRUMENTATION; ION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OXALIC ACID; REAL TIME; TRACE GAS;

EID: 79960573568     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-537-2010     Document Type: Article

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