A novel single-cavity three-wavelength photoacoustic spectrometer for atmospheric aerosol research

Linke, Claudia; Ibrahim, Inas; Schleicher, Nina; Hitzenberger, Regina; Andreae, Meinrat O.; Leisner, Thomas; Schnaiter, Martin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-5331-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-5331-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-5331-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 11

Research article

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07 Nov 2016

Research article |

| 07 Nov 2016

A novel single-cavity three-wavelength photoacoustic spectrometer for atmospheric aerosol research

Claudia Linke, Inas Ibrahim, Nina Schleicher, Regina Hitzenberger, Meinrat O. Andreae, Thomas Leisner, and Martin Schnaiter

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Good paper, small wishes', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Jun 2016
- AC1: 'Answer RC1', Claudia Linke, 09 Aug 2016
RC2: 'Review of Linke et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Aug 2016
- AC2: 'AC2', Claudia Linke, 20 Sep 2016
RC3: 'Nice instrument description; would like a few details', Anonymous Referee #3, 01 Aug 2016
- AC3: 'AC3', Claudia Linke, 20 Sep 2016

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Various carbonaceous materials are present in the atmosphere. Besides gaseous organic compounds, carbonaceous particles like soot are emitted into the air from traffic sources, residential wood combustion, or wildfires. Variable chemical compositions of such materials, which often result from incomplete combustion processes, show differences in the absorption behavior at visible wavelengths. Our instrument is able to measure the absorption at three visible wavelengths.