Comparison of methods to derive morphological parameters of multi-fractal samples of particle aggregates from TEM images

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 12-26

  Wozniak, M ^a,d   Onofri, F R A ^a   Barbosa, S ^b   Yon, J ^c   Mroczka, J ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c University of Rouen Normandy   (France)

^d WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Box counting method; Correlation; Fractal; Morphological parameters; TEM

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CORRELATION METHODS; FRACTALS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOOT; STATISTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BOX-COUNTING ALGORITHM; BOX-COUNTING METHOD; COMPARISON OF METHODS; DIFFUSION LIMITED AGGREGATION; MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MULTI SCALE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE AGGREGATES; SELF SIMILARITY PROPERTIES;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AGGREGATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOOT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ALGORITHM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM BOUNDING RECTANGLE METHOD; MODEL; MODIFIED BOX COUNTING METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOOT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TWO DIMENSIONAL DIFFERENCE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 84857694175     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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