Articles | Volume 16, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3505-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3505-2023
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21 Jul 2023
Research article |  | 21 Jul 2023

Characterisation of a self-sustained, water-based condensation particle counter for aircraft cruising pressure level operation

Patrick Weber, Oliver F. Bischof, Benedikt Fischer, Marcel Berg, Susanne Hering, Steven Spielman, Gregory Lewis, Andreas Petzold, and Ulrich Bundke

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