Modification of laminar flow ultrafine condensation particle counters for the enhanced detection of 1 nm condensation nuclei

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-315

  Kuang, Chongai ^a   Chen, Modi ^b   McMurry, Peter H ^b   Wang, Jian ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; AIR IONS; AMMONIUM BROMIDES; ATMOSPHERIC IONS; CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; MOLECULAR IONS; NON DESTRUCTIVE; NUCLEATION RATE; OPERATING CONDITION; PARTICLE GROWTH RATES; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; SIMPLE MODIFICATIONS; ULTRAFINE; VAPOR CONDENSATION;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; DETECTORS; EFFICIENCY; GLYCOLS; IONS; LAMINAR FLOW; PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; RADIATION COUNTERS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

CONDENSATION;

AMMONIA; BUTANOL; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRAALKYLAMMONIUM SALT; TUNGSTEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; LAMINAR FLOW; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFINE CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTER; VAPOR;

TETRA;

EID: 84863012706     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2011.626815     Document Type: Article

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