Accurate determination of aerosol activity coefficients at relative humidities up to 99% using the hygroscopicity tandem differential mobility analyzer technique

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 991-1000

  Suda, Sarah R ^a   Petters, Markus D ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE REACTIONS; CLOUD FORMATION PROCESS; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH; HYGROSCOPICITY-TANDEM DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS; OSMOTIC COEFFICIENT; TEMPERATURE STABILITY; THEORETICAL VALUES; THERMOELECTRIC HEAT EXCHANGERS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

AEROSOLS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE;

AEROSOL; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FLOW RATE; FLOWMETER; HEAT; HUMIDIFIER; HUMIDITY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; OSMOSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; TANDEM DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER CONTENT; WATER TRANSPORT; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84884545378     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2013.807906     Document Type: Article

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