The ToF-ACSM: A portable aerosol chemical speciation monitor with TOFMS detection

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3225-3241

  Frohlich R ^a   Cubison, M J ^b   Slowik, J G ^a   Bukowiecki, N ^a   Prevot A S H ^a   Baltensperger, U ^a   Schneider, J ^c   Kimmel, J R ^b,d   Gonin, M ^b   Rohner, U ^b   Worsnop, D R ^d   Jayne, J T ^d  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b TOFWERK AG   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; SOFTWARE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84890062397     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-3225-2013     Document Type: Article

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