A light-weight, high-sensitivity particle spectrometer for PM2.5 aerosol measurements

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 88-99

  Gao, R S ^a   Telg, H ^a   McLaughlin, R J ^a   Ciciora, S J ^a   Watts, L A ^a   Richardson, M S ^b   Schwarz, J P ^a   Perring, A E ^a   Thornberry, T D ^a   Rollins, A W ^a   Markovic, M Z ^c   Bates, T S ^d   Johnson, J E ^d   Fahey, D W ^a  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; AEROSOLS; COSTS; PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS;

AEROSOL MEASUREMENT; ENGINEERING DATA; HIGH SENSITIVITY; INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES; INSTRUMENT DESIGNS; MANUFACTURING COMPLEXITY; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; OPTICAL PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS;

SPECTROMETERS;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRONICS; INCANDESCENCE; LASER; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OPTICAL DENSITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINTED OPTICAL PARTICLE SPECTROMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETER; SURFACE PROPERTY; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING;

EID: 84954457682     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2015.1131809     Document Type: Article

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