Size-resolved online chemical analysis of nanoaerosol particles: a thermal desorption differential mobility analyzer coupled to a chemical ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer

Wagner, Andrea C.; Bergen, Anton; Brilke, Sophia; Fuchs, Claudia; Ernst, Markus; Hoker, Jesica; Heinritzi, Martin; Simon, Mario; Bühner, Bertram; Curtius, Joachim; Kürten, Andreas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5489-2018

Articles | Volume 11, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5489-2018

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

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5489-2018

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

Articles | Volume 11, issue 10

Research article

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08 Oct 2018

Research article |

| 08 Oct 2018

Size-resolved online chemical analysis of nanoaerosol particles: a thermal desorption differential mobility analyzer coupled to a chemical ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer

Andrea C. Wagner, Anton Bergen, Sophia Brilke, Claudia Fuchs, Markus Ernst, Jesica Hoker, Martin Heinritzi, Mario Simon, Bertram Bühner, Joachim Curtius, and Andreas Kürten

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RC1: 'Review of Wagner et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Jun 2018
- AC1: 'Response to Referee 1', A. C. Wagner, 15 Aug 2018
RC2: 'Review of Wagner et al', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Jul 2018
- AC2: 'Response to Referee 2', A. C. Wagner, 15 Aug 2018

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Aug 2018) by Johannes Schneider

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ED: Publish as is (03 Sep 2018) by Johannes Schneider

AR by Andrea C. Wagner on behalf of the Authors (07 Sep 2018)

Short summary

Chemical analysis of sub-30 nm aerosol particles is important for understanding aerosol nucleation and early growth, yet it is still an experimental challenge. In this study, we present a novel device for size resolved chemical analysis of nucleation and Aitken mode particles (from ~10 to ~30 nm) while allowing gas phase measurements with the same detector. Particles are charged, size selected, electrostatically collected and then thermally desorbed in a carrier gas.