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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-5293-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-5293-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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07 Oct 2020
Research article |
| 07 Oct 2020
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Improved chloride quantification in quadrupole aerosol chemical speciation monitors (Q-ACSMs)
Anna K. Tobler
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Alicja Skiba
Department of Applied Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Physics and
Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Dongyu S. Wang
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Philip Croteau
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
Katarzyna Styszko
Department of Coal Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Jarosław Nęcki
Department of Applied Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Physics and
Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Urs Baltensperger
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Jay G. Slowik
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
André S. H. Prévôt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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Short summary
Some quadrupole aerosol chemical speciation monitors (Q-ACSMs) have had issues with the quantification of particulate chloride, resulting in apparent negative chloride concentrations. We can show that this is due to the different behavior of Cl+ and HCl+, and we present a correction for the more accurate quantification of chloride. The correction can be applied to measurements in environments where the particulate chloride is dominated by NH4Cl.
Some quadrupole aerosol chemical speciation monitors (Q-ACSMs) have had issues with the...
