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| Titel |
Applicability of condensation particle counters to measure atmospheric clusters |
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M. Sipilä, K. Lehtipalo, M. Kulmala  , T. Petäjä, H. Junninen, P. P. Aalto, H. E. Manninen, E.-M. Kyrö, E. Asmi, I. Riipinen, J. Curtius, A. Kürten, S. Borrmann, C. D. O'Dowd |
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| ISSN |
1680-7316
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| Erschienen |
In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 8, no. 14 ; Nr. 8, no. 14 (2008-07-25), S.4049-4060 |
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250006304
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/acp-8-4049-2008.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| This study presents an evaluation of a pulse height condensation particle
counter (PH-CPC) and an expansion condensation particle counter (E-CPC) in
terms of measuring ambient and laboratory-generated molecular and ion
clusters. Ambient molecular cluster concentrations were measured with both
instruments as they were deployed in conjunction with an ion spectrometer
and other aerosol instruments in Hyytiälä, Finland at the SMEAR II
station between 1 March and 30 June 2007. The observed
cluster concentrations varied and ranged from some thousands to 100 000 cm−3. Both instruments showed similar (within a factor of ~5)
concentrations. An average size of the detected clusters was approximately
1.8 nm. As the atmospheric measurement of sub 2-nm particles and molecular
clusters is a challenging task, we conclude that most likely we were unable
to detect the smallest clusters. Nevertheless, the reported concentrations
are the best estimates to date for minimum cluster concentrations in a
boreal forest environment. |
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