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

Although organic compounds typically constitute a substantial fraction of the fine particulate
matter (PM) in the atmosphere, their molecular composition remains poorly characterized …

The importance of atmospheric aerosols in regulating the Earth's climate and their potential
detrimental impact on air quality and human health has stimulated the need for …

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 …

We report on a new instrument developed for rapid automated on-line and continuous
measurement of ambient aerosol bulk com-position. The general approach is based on …

Over the temperature and pressure ranges found on Earth and in its atmosphere, water in its
different phases plays an important role in determining the climate and significantly …

Real‐time single particle mass spectrometry, or continuous aerosol mass spectrometry, was
originally developed in the 1970s for the purpose of identifying the chemical composition of …

In this paper, the unique real-time measurement capabilities of aerosol time-of-flight mass
spectrometry (ATOFMS) for characterizing atmospheric aerosol particles are demonstrated …

This review explores some of the design choices made with single particle mass
spectrometers. Different instruments have used various configurations of inlets, particle …