Beyond single particle mass spectrometry: multidimensional characterisation of individual aerosol particles

Zelenyuk, Alla; Imre, D

doi:10.1080/01442350903037458

Title: Beyond single particle mass spectrometry: multidimensional characterisation of individual aerosol particles

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The behavior of small aerosol particles depends on a number of their physical and chemical properties, many of which are strongly coupled. The size, internal composition, density, shape, morphology, hygroscopicity, index of refraction, activity as cloud condensation nuclei and ice nuclei, and other attributes of individual particles - all play a role in determining particle properties and their impacts. The traditional particle characterization approaches rely on separate parallel measurements that average over an ensemble of particles of different sizes and/or compositions and later attempt to draw correlations between them. As a result such studies overlook critical differences between particles and bulk and miss the fact that individual particles often exhibit major differences. Here we review the recently developed methods to simultaneously measure in-situ and in real time several of the attributes for individual particles using single particle mass spectrometer, SPLAT or its second generation SPLAT II. We also discuss novel approaches developed for classification, visualization and mining of large datasets produced by the multidimensional single particle characterization.

Authors:: Zelenyuk, Alla; Imre, D

Publication Date:: Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2009

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 965584

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-65908
Journal ID: ISSN 0144-235X; IRPCDL; 19836; 25632; KC0302020; TRN: US0903654

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 28(2):309-358

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 28; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0144-235X

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CLASSIFICATION; CLOUDS; CONDENSATION NUCLEI; HYGROSCOPICITY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; MINING; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEI; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SHAPE; single particle mass spectrometer, vacuum aerodynamic diameter, aerosol composition, particle density, particle shape, aerosol hygroscopicity.; Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

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        "Beyond single particle mass spectrometry: multidimensional characterisation of individual aerosol particles".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1080/01442350903037458.

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  title        = {Beyond single particle mass spectrometry: multidimensional characterisation of individual aerosol particles},

  author       = {Zelenyuk, Alla and Imre, D},

  abstractNote = {The behavior of small aerosol particles depends on a number of their physical and chemical properties, many of which are strongly coupled. The size, internal composition, density, shape, morphology, hygroscopicity, index of refraction, activity as cloud condensation nuclei and ice nuclei, and other attributes of individual particles - all play a role in determining particle properties and their impacts. The traditional particle characterization approaches rely on separate parallel measurements that average over an ensemble of particles of different sizes and/or compositions and later attempt to draw correlations between them. As a result such studies overlook critical differences between particles and bulk and miss the fact that individual particles often exhibit major differences. Here we review the recently developed methods to simultaneously measure in-situ and in real time several of the attributes for individual particles using single particle mass spectrometer, SPLAT or its second generation SPLAT II. We also discuss novel approaches developed for classification, visualization and mining of large datasets produced by the multidimensional single particle characterization.},

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  journal      = {International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 28(2):309-358},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2009},

  month        = {Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2009}

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