A microscope-based particle counting system for determining collected aerosol mass during the calibration of a cascade impactor

Authors
Picard, P Michaud, D Baril, M
Citation
P. Picard et al., A microscope-based particle counting system for determining collected aerosol mass during the calibration of a cascade impactor, AEROS SCI T, 31(5), 1999, pp. 350-357
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
02786826 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
350 - 357
Database
ISI
SICI code
0278-6826(199911)31:5<350:AMPCSF>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
It is shown that a simple optical particle-counting system can be efficient ly and accurately used for determining the mass of collected particles duri ng the calibration of a cascade impactor. For particles larger than 1 mu m in diameter, the limit of detection was enhanced by a factor 5 compared to the traditional spectrophotometer-based method.