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Quartz crystal microbalances: a refined technique for determining changes in mass loading from frequency shifts

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5117497· OSTI ID:5117497
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Current methods of converting quartz crystal microbalance frequency shifts to mass are frequently quite inaccurate. An improved method is presented which reduces the error to a fraction of a percent. The algorithm requires a knowledge of the crystal function and the mass loading distribution.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N.Mex. (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
5117497
Report Number(s):
LA-7106-MS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

440300* -- Miscellaneous Instruments-- (-1989)
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
AEROSOLS
ALGORITHMS
BALANCES
CHALCOGENIDES
COLLOIDS
CORRECTIONS
DATA PROCESSING
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ERRORS
FUNCTIONS
MASS
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MICROBALANCES
OSCILLATORS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
QUARTZ
RESPONSE FUNCTIONS
SENSITIVITY
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
SOLS
WEIGHT INDICATORS