Evaluating three direct-Reading instruments based on diffusion charging to measure surface area concentrations in polydisperse nanoaerosols in molecular and transition regimes

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Bau, S ^a   Witschger, O ^a   Gensdarmes, F ^b   Thomas, D ^c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Diffusion charger; Instrument performance; Nanoaerosol; Response function; Surface area

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DIFFUSION; POLYDISPERSITY;

DIFFUSION CHARGER; INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE; NANOAEROSOL; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SURFACE AREA;

MORPHOLOGY;

NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY; DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; ELECTRICITY; LABORATORY DEVICE; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE;

EID: 84866888682     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1217-6     Document Type: Article

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