Cascade Epiphaniometer: An instrument for aerosol "Fuchs" surface area size distribution measurements

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 87-102

  Gini, Maria I ^a,b   Helmis, Constantinos G ^b   Eleftheriadis, Konstantinos ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

"Fuchs" surface area; Cascade impactor; Epiphaniometer; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CALIBRATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVITY; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SILICON DETECTORS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CASCADE IMPACTORS; ELECTRICAL LOW-PRESSURE IMPACTOR; EPIPHANIOMETER; PASSIVATED IMPLANTED PLANAR SILICON DETECTORS; REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZINGS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENTS; SURFACE AREA;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; AMMONIUM; CALIBRATION; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RECONSTRUCTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CASCADE EPIPHANIOMETER; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTER; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84878916797     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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