An approach for faster retrieval of aerosols' complex refractive index using cavity ring-down spectroscopy

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1140-1150

  Bluvshtein, N ^a   Flores, J M ^a   Riziq, A Abo ^a   Rudich, Y ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; BEST FIT; CAVITY RING-DOWN SPECTROSCOPY; COMPLEX REFRACTIVE INDEX; DATA SETS; EXTINCTION EFFICIENCY; EXTINCTION MEASUREMENTS; FIELD STUDIES; MIE THEORY; RETRIEVAL PROCEDURES; SIZE PARAMETERS; SUWANNEE RIVER FULVIC ACID; THREE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CURVE FITTING; LIGHT EXTINCTION; ORGANIC ACIDS; SPECTROSCOPY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; FULVIC ACID;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CAVITY RING DOWN SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84863643507     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2012.700141     Document Type: Article

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