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Mass spectrometric analysis and aerodynamic properties of various types of combustion-related aerosol particles

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In this paper, various types of combustion-related particles in the size range between 100 and 850nm were analyzed with an aerosol mass spectrometer and a differential mobility analyzer, which yielded a fractal dimension (D f ) of 2.09 ± 0.06 for biomass burning particles from the combustion of dry beech sticks, but showed values around three, and hence more compact particle morphologies, for particles from combustion of more natural oak.
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This article is published in International Journal of Mass Spectrometry.The article was published on 2006-12-01. It has received 246 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Aerosol mass spectrometry & Soot.

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Interpretation of organic components from Positive Matrix Factorization of aerosol mass spectrometric data

TL;DR: In this paper, positive matrix factorization (PMF) was used to identify and interpret the organic aerosol (OA) data from an Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (Q-AMS) collected at the Pittsburgh Air Quality Study (PAQS) in September 2002.
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Understanding atmospheric organic aerosols via factor analysis of aerosol mass spectrometry: a review

TL;DR: Multivariate factor analysis techniques applied to AMS and other aerosol mass spectrometers are reviewed, results that provide valuable information about aerosol sources and, in particular, secondary OA evolution on regional and global scales are highlighted.
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Source apportionment of submicron organic aerosols at an urban site by factor analytical modelling of aerosol mass spectra

TL;DR: In this article, positive matrix factorization (PMF) was used for the first time for aerosol mass spectra to identify the main com- ponents of the total organic aerosol and their sources.
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Interpretation of Mass Spectra

TL;DR: In this paper, the basic mechanism of ion fragmentation is described and a theory of unimolecular Ion Decompositions is proposed, along with a detailed model of the mass spectrum of common compound classes.
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Development of an Aerosol Mass Spectrometer for Size and Composition Analysis of Submicron Particles

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe an aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) which has been developed in response to these aerosol sampling needs and demonstrate quantitative mea surement capability for a laboratory-generated pure component NH4 NO3 aerosol.
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Smoking Rain Clouds over the Amazon

TL;DR: Heavy smoke from forest fires in the Amazon was observed to reduce cloud droplet size and so delay the onset of precipitation, which affects the water cycle, the pollution burden of the atmosphere, and the dynamics of atmospheric circulation.
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Sources of fine organic aerosol. 2. Noncatalyst and catalyst-equipped automobiles and heavy-duty diesel trucks

TL;DR: In this article, the authors search for conservative marker compounds suitable for tracing the presence of vehicular particulate exhaust emissions in the urban atmosphere, compile quantitative source profiles, and study the contributions of fine organic particulate vehicular exhaust to the Los Angeles atmosphere.
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Pulmonary effects of inhaled ultrafine particles.

TL;DR: The hypothesis that ultrafine particles are causally involved in adverse responses seen in sensitive humans is based on several studies summarized in this brief review, and the studies performed so far support the ultrafine particle hypothesis.
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