Application of the Soft X-Ray TSI Advanced Aerosol Neutralizer to Aerosol Measurements Made by a Grimm SMPS
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50247#.VDNLeVfHRK0 Author(s) Alessia Nicosia , Franco Belosi , Brais Vazquez Affiliation(s) Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC), Italian National Research Council, Bologna, Italy . ABSTRACT Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS) spectrometers are subject to several restrictions when a radioactive source is employed to bring the aerosol to a steady-state charge distribution. An alternative solution, commercially available, is represented by the soft X-ray neutralizer. The present study investigates the outcome of a combination of a Grimm SMPS, which employs a 241 Am radioactive source, with the soft X-ray advanced aerosol neutralizer (TSI ...