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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3651-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3651-2020
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Research article
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08 Jul 2020
Research article |
| 08 Jul 2020
| 08 Jul 2020
Application of an O-ring pinch device as a constant-pressure inlet (CPI) for airborne sampling
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Frank Helleis
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Thomas Klimach
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Oliver Appel
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Hans-Christian Clemen
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Antonis Dragoneas
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Christian Gurk
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Andreas Hünig
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Franziska Köllner
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Florian Rubach
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Christiane Schulz
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Johannes Schneider
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Stephan Borrmann
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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Short summary
A novel constant-pressure-inlet design for use in airborne aerosol particle mass spectrometry – an aerodynamic lens focuses aerosol particles into a vacuum chamber – is presented. The pressure of a few hectopascals at the lens is precisely controlled over a large flight altitude range up to 21 km. The constant pressure is achieved by changing the inner diameter of a properly scaled flexible O-ring acting as a critical orifice. Particle transmission at various inlet pressures is characterized.
A novel constant-pressure-inlet design for use in airborne aerosol particle mass spectrometry –...
