Articles | Volume 8, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2161-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2161-2015
Research article
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21 May 2015
Research article |  | 21 May 2015

Scanning supersaturation condensation particle counter applied as a nano-CCN counter for size-resolved analysis of the hygroscopicity and chemical composition of nanoparticles

Z. Wang, H. Su, X. Wang, N. Ma, A. Wiedensohler, U. Pöschl, and Y. Cheng

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