Atmospheric aerosols are complex mixtures of different chemical species, and individual
particles exist in many different shapes and morphologies. Together, these characteristics …

The Earth's atmosphere offers a striking contrast with other known planets by its rich organic
composition, which results almost exclusively from the presence of life on the planet. About …

Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) accounts for a significant fraction of ambient tropospheric
aerosol and a detailed knowledge of the formation, properties and transformation of SOA is …

We describe a novel inlet that allows measurement of both gas and particle molecular
composition when coupled to mass spectrometric, chromatographic, or optical sensors: the …

Recent developments in atmospheric aerosol measurements are reviewed. The topics
included complement those covered in the recent review by Chow (JAWMA 45: 320–382 …

We report the development and first field deployment of a new version of the Aerosol Mass
Spectrometer (AMS), which is capable of measuring non-refractory aerosol mass …

A recently developed algorithm (Zhang et al., 2005) has been applied to deconvolve the
mass spectra of organic aerosols acquired with the Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) in …

Two portable aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometers (ATOFMS) of identical design are
described. These instruments are powerful new tools for providing temporal and spatial …

This paper describes a new built single particle laser desorption/ionization time of flight
mass spectrometer capable of determining the size and chemical compositions of individual …

The laser-induced incandescence of a particle of unknown size and composition can be
detected simultaneously with the light elastically scattered by the particle, providing …