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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-305-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-305-2025
Research article
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16 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 16 Jan 2025

Calibration of optical particle spectrometers using mounted fibres

Jessica Girdwood, Harry Ballington, Chris Stopford, Rob Lewis, and Evelyn Hesse

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Optical particle spectrometers (OPSs) are a class of instruments (commonly used for measurement of particle size distributions) that require calibration. Conventionally, this is performed using a known aerosol source, which has reliability issues. In this paper, we present a technique for OPS calibration which involves placing objects in the instrument that generate a known response. This fibre calibration method was more reliable than a conventional calibration.
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