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Title: A fast integrated mobility spectrometer for rapid measurement of sub-micrometer aerosol size distribution, Part II: Experimental characterization

Abstract

A Fast Integrated Mobility Spectrometer (FIMS) with a wide dynamic size range has been developed for rapid aerosol size distribution measurements. The design and model evaluation of the FIMS are presented in the preceding paper (Paper I), and this paper focuses on the experimental characterization of the FIMS. Monodisperse aerosol with diameter ranging from 8 to 600 nm was generated using Differential Mobility Analyzer (DMA), and was measured by the FIMS in parallel with a Condensation Particle Counter (CPC). The mean particle diameter measured by the FIMS is in good agreement with the DMA centroid diameter. Comparison of the particle concentrations measured by the FIMS and CPC indicates the FIMS detection efficiency is essentially 100% for particles with diameters of 8 nm or larger. For particles smaller than 20 nm or larger than 200 nm, FIMS transfer function and resolution can be well represented by the calculated ones based on simulated particle trajectories in the FIMS. For particles between 20 and 200 nm, the FIMS transfer function is boarder than the calculated, likely due to non-ideality of the electric field, including edge effects near the end of the electrode, which are not represented by the 2-D electric field used tomore » simulate particle trajectories.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [1]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Environmental and Climate Sciences Dept.
  2. Aerosol Dynamics Inc., Berkeley, CA (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Instrumentation Division
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
OSTI Identifier:
1362164
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1550129
Report Number(s):
BNL-113921-2017-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8502; R&D Project: 2016-BNL-EE630EECA-Budg; KP1701000
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704; SC0006312; AC02-98CH10886
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Aerosol Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 113; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8502
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Fast Integrated Mobility Spectrometer; Aerosol size distribution; High time resolution; Electrical mobility; Transfer function; Mobility resolution

Citation Formats

Wang, Jian, Pikridas, Michael, Pinterich, Tamara, Spielman, Steven R., Tsang, Thomas, McMahon, Andrew, and Smith, Scott. A fast integrated mobility spectrometer for rapid measurement of sub-micrometer aerosol size distribution, Part II: Experimental characterization. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2017.05.001.
Wang, Jian, Pikridas, Michael, Pinterich, Tamara, Spielman, Steven R., Tsang, Thomas, McMahon, Andrew, & Smith, Scott. A fast integrated mobility spectrometer for rapid measurement of sub-micrometer aerosol size distribution, Part II: Experimental characterization. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2017.05.001
Wang, Jian, Pikridas, Michael, Pinterich, Tamara, Spielman, Steven R., Tsang, Thomas, McMahon, Andrew, and Smith, Scott. Thu . "A fast integrated mobility spectrometer for rapid measurement of sub-micrometer aerosol size distribution, Part II: Experimental characterization". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2017.05.001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1362164.
@article{osti_1362164,
title = {A fast integrated mobility spectrometer for rapid measurement of sub-micrometer aerosol size distribution, Part II: Experimental characterization},
author = {Wang, Jian and Pikridas, Michael and Pinterich, Tamara and Spielman, Steven R. and Tsang, Thomas and McMahon, Andrew and Smith, Scott},
abstractNote = {A Fast Integrated Mobility Spectrometer (FIMS) with a wide dynamic size range has been developed for rapid aerosol size distribution measurements. The design and model evaluation of the FIMS are presented in the preceding paper (Paper I), and this paper focuses on the experimental characterization of the FIMS. Monodisperse aerosol with diameter ranging from 8 to 600 nm was generated using Differential Mobility Analyzer (DMA), and was measured by the FIMS in parallel with a Condensation Particle Counter (CPC). The mean particle diameter measured by the FIMS is in good agreement with the DMA centroid diameter. Comparison of the particle concentrations measured by the FIMS and CPC indicates the FIMS detection efficiency is essentially 100% for particles with diameters of 8 nm or larger. For particles smaller than 20 nm or larger than 200 nm, FIMS transfer function and resolution can be well represented by the calculated ones based on simulated particle trajectories in the FIMS. For particles between 20 and 200 nm, the FIMS transfer function is boarder than the calculated, likely due to non-ideality of the electric field, including edge effects near the end of the electrode, which are not represented by the 2-D electric field used to simulate particle trajectories.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jaerosci.2017.05.001},
journal = {Journal of Aerosol Science},
number = ,
volume = 113,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Thu Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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Figure 1 Figure 1: Schematic of the FIMS with improved dynamic size range.

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