Measurement of the particle counting efficiency of the "Waveband Integrated Bioaerosol Sensor" model number 4 (WIBS-4)

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 94-99

  Healy, David A ^a   O'Connor, David J ^a   Sodeau, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Calibration; Counting Efficiency; PSL fluorescence; WIBS 4

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CALIBRATION; EFFICIENCY; FLUORESCENCE; LATEXES; POLYSTYRENES; RADIATION COUNTERS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; COUNTING EFFICIENCY; DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATIONS; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; WIBS-4;

PARTICLE SIZE;

LATEX; MICROSPHERE; POLYSTYRENE;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALCOHOL; ASYMMETRIC COMPETITION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CALIBRATION; DETECTION METHOD; DIAMETER; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUORESCENCE; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSOR;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CALIBRATION; FLUORESCENCE; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAVEBAND INTEGRATED BIOAEROSOL SENSOR;

EID: 84856596169     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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