Development of a new corona discharge based ion source for high resolution time-of-flight chemical ionization mass spectrometer to measure gaseous H2SO4 and aerosol sulfate

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 167-173

  Zheng, Jun ^a   Yang, Dongsen ^a   Ma, Yan ^a   Chen, Mindong ^a   Cheng, Jin ^a   Li, Shizheng ^a   Wang, Ming ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Corona discharge; HRToF CIMS; Hydroxyl radicals; Sulfate; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTRIC CORONA; ION SOURCES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MOLECULES; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IONIZATION; CHEMICAL IONIZATION; CORONA DISCHARGES; HRTOF-CIMS; HYDROXYL RADICALS; ION-MOLECULE REACTION; POTENTIAL INTERFERENCES; SULFATE;

NITRIC ACID;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

AEROSOL FORMATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CORONA; COST ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; FILTER; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

AEROSOL; AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONA DISCHARGE; DESORPTION; ELECTRICITY; GAS; HIGH RESOLUTION TIME OF FLIGHT CHEMICAL IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETER; IONIZATION; LABORATORY; MASS SPECTROMETER; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84939785585     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.08.028     Document Type: Article

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