Electrodynamic balance–mass spectrometry of single particles  as a new platform for atmospheric chemistry research

Birdsall, Adam W.; Krieger, Ulrich K.; Keutsch, Frank N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-33-2018

Articles | Volume 11, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-33-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-33-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 1

Research article

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08 Jan 2018

Research article |

| 08 Jan 2018

Electrodynamic balance–mass spectrometry of single particles as a new platform for atmospheric chemistry research

Adam W. Birdsall, Ulrich K. Krieger, and Frank N. Keutsch

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Final revised paper (published on 08 Jan 2018)
Preprint (discussion started on 21 Sep 2017)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review AMT-2017-341', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Oct 2017
- AC1: 'Author Response to Anonymous Referee #1', Adam Birdsall, 15 Nov 2017
RC2: 'Review for Birdsall et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Oct 2017
- AC2: 'Author Response to Anonymous Referee #2', Adam Birdsall, 15 Nov 2017
RC3: 'Review of the manuscript by Adam W. Birdsall, Ulrich K. Krieger, and Frank N. Keutsch', Anonymous Referee #3, 25 Oct 2017
- AC3: 'Author Response to Anonymous Referee #3', Adam Birdsall, 15 Nov 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Adam Birdsall on behalf of the Authors (17 Nov 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (24 Nov 2017) by Francis Pope

AR by Adam Birdsall on behalf of the Authors (24 Nov 2017)

Short summary

We have developed a laboratory system that provides mass spectra of individual particles, roughly 20 microns in diameter, after they have been levitated in an electric field. Measured evaporation of polyethylene glycol particles was found to agree with a kinetic model. The system can be used to study fundamental chemical and physical processes involving particles that are difficult to isolate and study with other techniques, and hence improve our understanding of atmospheric particles.