Near-threshold photoionization mass spectra of combustion-generated high-molecular-weight soot precursors

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-102

  Skeen, Scott A ^a   Michelsen, Hope A ^a   Wilson, Kevin R ^b   Popolan, Denisia M ^b   Violi, Angela ^c   Hansen, Nils ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion; Flame; Mass spectrometry; PAH; Particle; Soot

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMBUSTION; ETHYLENE; ISOMERS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOTOIONIZATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETERS; CLUSTER FORMATIONS; FLAME; FLASH VAPORIZATION; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MASS-TO-CHARGE RATIO; OPPOSED FLOW FLAMES; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT;

SOOT;

ACETYLENE; ETHYLENE; FUEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PROPANE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMBUSTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PAH; PHOTOINHIBITION; SOOT; VAPORIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMBUSTION; IONIZATION; ISOMER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOTOIONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLE;

EID: 84873708296     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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