A thermal desorption chemical ionization ion trap mass spectrometer for the chemical characterization of ultrafine aerosol particles

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 264-272

  Held, Andreas ^a,b   Rathbone, G Jeffrey ^a   Smith, James N ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 85012433833     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820802603792     Document Type: Article

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