Comparative study of single particle characterisation by Transmission Electron Microscopy and time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometry in the London atmosphere

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 400-407

  Smith, Steve ^a   Ward, Mike ^b   Lin, Ray ^b   Brydson, Rik ^b   Dall'Osto, Manuel ^c,d   Harrison, Roy M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airborne particles; Atmospheric aerosol; ATOFMS; Particulate matter; Transmission Electron Microscope

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETRY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ATOFMS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CRYSTALLINITIES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; GROUND BASED; IMPACTORS; INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES; INTERCOMPARISONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RELATIVE STRENGTH; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION PATTERN; SINGLE PARTICLE; TIME OF FLIGHT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

AGGREGATES; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SODIUM; SULFUR; TITANIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGGLOMERATION;

CALCIUM; CHLORINE; IRON; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AGGREGATE; AIR SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTRON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOOT; SULFUR; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNITED KINGDOM; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CITY OF WESTMINSTER; ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; REGENT'S PARK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859246205     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.08.028     Document Type: Article

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