The mathematical principles and design of the NAIS - A spectrometer for the measurement of cluster ion and nanometer aerosol size distributions

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1061-1071

  Mirme, S ^a   Mirme, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOBILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 84882807471     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-1061-2013     Document Type: Article

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