Bisulfate - Cluster based atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometer for high-sensitivity (< 100 ppqV) detection of atmospheric dimethyl amine: Proof-of-concept and first ambient data from boreal forest

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 4001-4011

  Sipila M ^a   Sarnela, N ^a   Jokinen, T ^a   Junninen, H ^a   Hakala, J ^a,b   Rissanen, M P ^a   Praplan, A ^a,c   Simon, M ^d   Kurten A ^d   Bianchi, F ^e,f   Dommen, J ^e   Curtius, J ^d   Petaja T ^a   Worsnop, D R ^a,g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^h AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BOREAL FOREST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INSTRUMENTATION; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEATION; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUND; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 84942777701     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-8-4001-2015     Document Type: Article

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