A water-based fast integrated mobility spectrometer (WFIMS) with enhanced dynamic size range

Pinterich, Tamara; Spielman, Steven R.; Hering, Susanne; Wang, Jian

doi:10.1080/02786826.2017.1338664

Title: A water-based fast integrated mobility spectrometer (WFIMS) with enhanced dynamic size range

Abstract

We developed a water-based fast integrated mobility spectrometer (WFIMS) with enhanced dynamic size range. The WFIMS builds on two established technologies: the fast integrated mobility spectrometer and laminar flow water-based condensation methodology. Inside WFIMS, particles of differing electrical mobility are separated in a drift tube and subsequently enlarged through water condensation. Particle size and concentration are measured via digital imaging at a frame rate of 10 Hz. When we measure particles of different mobilities simultaneously, the WFIMS resolves particle diameters ranging from 8 to 580 nm within 1 s or less. The performance of WFIMS was characterized with differential mobility analyzer (DMA) classified (NH₄)₂SO₂ particles with diameters ranging from 8 to 265 nm. The mean particle diameters measured by WFIMS were found to be in excellent agreement with DMA centroid diameters. Furthermore, detection efficiency of WFIMS was characterized using a condensation particle counter as a reference and is nearly 100% for particles with diameter greater than 8 nm. In general, measured and simulated WFIMS mobility resolutions are in good agreement. But, some deviations are observed at low particle mobilities, likely due to the non-idealities of the WFIMS electric field.

Authors:

Pinterich, Tamara ^[1]; Spielman, Steven R. ^[2]; Hering, Susanne ^[2]; Wang, Jian ^[1]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Environmental and Climate Sciences Dept.
Aerosol Dynamics Inc., Berkeley, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

OSTI Identifier:: 1366353

Report Number(s):: BNL-113991-2017-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0278-6826; R&D Project: 2016-BNL-EE630EECA-Budg; 87158; KP1701000

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704; SC0006312; AC02-98CH10886

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Aerosol Science and Technology

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 51; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 0278-6826

Publisher:: American Association for Aerosol Research

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

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                    Pinterich, Tamara, Spielman, Steven R., Hering, Susanne, and Wang, Jian. A water-based fast integrated mobility spectrometer (WFIMS) with enhanced dynamic size range.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Pinterich, Tamara, Spielman, Steven R., Hering, Susanne, & Wang, Jian. A water-based fast integrated mobility spectrometer (WFIMS) with enhanced dynamic size range.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2017.1338664

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  abstractNote = {We developed a water-based fast integrated mobility spectrometer (WFIMS) with enhanced dynamic size range. The WFIMS builds on two established technologies: the fast integrated mobility spectrometer and laminar flow water-based condensation methodology. Inside WFIMS, particles of differing electrical mobility are separated in a drift tube and subsequently enlarged through water condensation. Particle size and concentration are measured via digital imaging at a frame rate of 10 Hz. When we measure particles of different mobilities simultaneously, the WFIMS resolves particle diameters ranging from 8 to 580 nm within 1 s or less. The performance of WFIMS was characterized with differential mobility analyzer (DMA) classified (NH4)2SO2 particles with diameters ranging from 8 to 265 nm. The mean particle diameters measured by WFIMS were found to be in excellent agreement with DMA centroid diameters. Furthermore, detection efficiency of WFIMS was characterized using a condensation particle counter as a reference and is nearly 100% for particles with diameter greater than 8 nm. In general, measured and simulated WFIMS mobility resolutions are in good agreement. But, some deviations are observed at low particle mobilities, likely due to the non-idealities of the WFIMS electric field.},

  doi          = {10.1080/02786826.2017.1338664},

  journal      = {Aerosol Science and Technology},

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  volume       = 51,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2017},

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