Open AccessAerosol Mass Spectrometry via Laser-Induced Incandescence Particle Vaporization Final Report
Author(s) -
T. B. Onasch
Publication year - 2011
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1027637
Subject(s) - aerosol , soot , mass spectrometry , vaporization , particle (ecology) , spectrometer , analytical chemistry (journal) , environmental science , chemistry , physics , environmental chemistry , combustion , optics , meteorology , chromatography , geology , oceanography , organic chemistry
We have successfully developed and commercialized a soot particle aerosol mass spectrometer (SP-AMS) instrument to measure mass, size, and chemical information of soot particles in ambient environments. The SP-AMS instrument has been calibrated and extensively tested in the laboratory and during initial field studies. The first instrument paper describing the SP-AMS has been submitted for publication in a peer reviewed journal and there are several related papers covering initial field studies and laboratory studies that are in preparation. We have currently sold 5 SP-AMS instruments (either as complete systems or as SP modules to existing AMS instrument operators)