TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS-SPECTROMETRY METHODS FOR REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL AEROSOL-PARTICLES

Authors
WOOD SH PRATHER KA
Citation
Sh. Wood et Ka. Prather, TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS-SPECTROMETRY METHODS FOR REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL AEROSOL-PARTICLES, TrAC. Trends in analytical chemistry, 17(6), 1998, pp. 346-356
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Analytical
Journal title
TrAC. Trends in analytical chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
01659936
Volume
17
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
346 - 356
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-9936(1998)17:6<346:TMMFRA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Recent instrumental developments allow for the analysis of single part icles in real time. The techniques discussed in this review couple tim e-of-flight mass spectrometry for determining the chemical composition of individual aerosol particles with some form of optical particle de tection. Applications to be discussed include the study of laboratory- generated particles and ambient particle sampling, including field stu dies aimed at measuring the temporal profiles of atmospheric particles . (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.