Articles | Volume 12, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-4519-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-4519-2019
Research article
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23 Aug 2019
Research article |  | 23 Aug 2019

A new aerosol flow reactor to study secondary organic aerosol

Kelly L. Pereira, Grazia Rovelli, Young C. Song, Alfred W. Mayhew, Jonathan P. Reid, and Jacqueline F. Hamilton

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AR by Kelly Pereira on behalf of the Authors (22 May 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (26 May 2019) by Mingjin Tang
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (10 Jun 2019)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (15 Jun 2019)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (16 Jun 2019) by Mingjin Tang
AR by Kelly Pereira on behalf of the Authors (23 Jul 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (23 Jul 2019) by Mingjin Tang
AR by Kelly Pereira on behalf of the Authors (30 Jul 2019)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
We present the design and operation of a newly built continuous-flow reactor (CFR), which can be used as a tool to gain considerable insights into the composition and physical state of secondary organic aerosol (SOA). The CFR was used to generate large quantities of SOA mass, allowing the use of highly accurate techniques that are not usually accessible. We demonstrate how this unique approach can be used to investigate the relationship between SOA formation and physiochemical properties.