Articles | Volume 14, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-7565-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-7565-2021
Research article
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06 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 06 Dec 2021

Utilizing an electrical low-pressure impactor to indirectly probe water uptake via particle bounce measurements

Kevin B. Fischer and Giuseppe A. Petrucci

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The viscosity of organic particles in atmospheric aerosol is sometimes correlated to bounce factor. It is generally accepted that more viscous particles will be more likely to bounce following acceleration toward and impaction on a surface. We demonstrate that use of multi-stage low-pressure impactors for this purpose may result in measurement artifacts that depend on chemical composition, particle size, and changing relative humidity. A hypothesis for the observed effect is presented.