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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-5535-2019
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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21 Oct 2019
Research article |
| 21 Oct 2019
| 21 Oct 2019
Molecular characterization of alkyl nitrates in atmospheric aerosols by ion mobility mass spectrometry
Atmospheric Chemistry Observation & Modeling Laboratory, National
Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Haofei Zhang
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA
92521, USA
Environmental Toxicology Program, University of California,
Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research, Inc.,
Billerica, MA 01821, USA
Xiaokang Wu
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843, USA
Geoffrey S. Tyndall
Atmospheric Chemistry Observation & Modeling Laboratory, National
Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
John J. Orlando
Atmospheric Chemistry Observation & Modeling Laboratory, National
Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
John T. Jayne
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research, Inc.,
Billerica, MA 01821, USA
Douglas R. Worsnop
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research, Inc.,
Billerica, MA 01821, USA
Manjula R. Canagaratna
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research, Inc.,
Billerica, MA 01821, USA
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- Probing the Fate of Highly Oxygenated Molecules in Atmospheric Aerosols P. Hao et al.
- Optical Properties of Secondary Organic Aerosol Produced by Nitrate Radical Oxidation of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds Q. He et al.
- Site-Specific Mechanisms in OH-Initiated Organic Aerosol Heterogeneous Oxidation Revealed by Isomer-Resolved Molecular Characterization Z. Zhao et al.
- Real-time measurement of phase partitioning of organic compounds using a proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometer coupled to a CHARON inlet Y. Peng et al.
- Diverse Reactions in Highly Functionalized Organic Aerosols during Thermal Desorption Z. Zhao et al.
- Peroxy Radical Autoxidation and Sequential Oxidation in Organic Nitrate Formation during Limonene Nighttime Oxidation R. Mayorga et al.
- Health implications of wintertime fine particulate matter from southwestern China J. Wang et al.
- Effects of Nitrate Radical Levels and Pre-Existing Particles on Secondary Brown Carbon Formation from Nighttime Oxidation of Furan K. Chen et al.
- Analytical methodologies for oxidized organic compounds in the atmosphere A. Tiusanen et al.
- Recent advances in mass spectrometry techniques for atmospheric chemistry research on molecular‐level W. Zhang et al.
- Formation of secondary organic aerosol from nitrate radical oxidation of phenolic VOCs: Implications for nitration mechanisms and brown carbon formation R. Mayorga et al.
- Review of online measurement techniques for chemical composition of atmospheric clusters and sub-20 nm particles K. Zhang et al.
- Structural Characterisation of Dimeric Esters in α-Pinene Secondary Organic Aerosol Using N2 and CO2 Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Y. Iinuma et al.
- Key role of nitrogen-containing organic species in haze formation and health implications: an ion mobility-analysis based study M. Tian et al.
- Chemical Structure Regulates the Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol and Brown Carbon in Nitrate Radical Oxidation of Pyrroles and Methylpyrroles R. Mayorga et al.
- Interfacial Dimerization by Organic Radical Reactions during Heterogeneous Oxidative Aging of Oxygenated Organic Aerosols Z. Zhao et al.
- Contribution of Carbonyl Chromophores in Secondary Brown Carbon from Nighttime Oxidation of Unsaturated Heterocyclic Volatile Organic Compounds K. Chen et al.
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Short summary
We develop a new technique to characterize organic nitrates as intact molecules in atmospheric aerosols, and we apply this technique to identify hydroxy nitrates in secondary organic aerosols produced from the photochemical oxidation of isoprene.
We develop a new technique to characterize organic nitrates as intact molecules in atmospheric...
