Short name:
TOF-AMS (Seinfeld Group) - High Res

Full name:
Time of Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer from the Seinfeld Group

What is being measured:

Sampling Protocol:
Online

Manufacturer:
Aerodyne

Model:
HR-AMS

Instrument year :
None specified

Data recording software:
Igor Pro

Data analysis software:
Igor Pro

Raw data time resolution:
100 us

Analysis data averaging:
1 minute

Detection limit:
Inquire with PI

Sensitivity to temperature (and correction method, if applicable): :
None noted

Sensitivity to relative humidity (and correction method, if applicable): :
None noted

Sampling method:
Direct sampling

Sample preparation method:
None

Sample residence time (chamber to instrument) (seconds):

Length of tubing (cm):
0.03

Instrument flow rate:
0.1

Tubing inner diameter:

Tubing material:
Stainless Steel

Chemical identification method:
Organics and inorganics are indentified by their mass fragments

Data analysis method:
Data are analyzed using the custom Squirrel and Pika analysis suite (D. Sueper and collaborators, ToF-AMS Data Analysis Software Webpage, http://cires1.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/wiki/index.php/ToF-AMS_Analysis_Software")

Quantification method:
Quantification factors are determined by laboratory calibration, please see the Wiki (http://cires1.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/wiki/index.php/ToF-AMS_Analysis_Software#ToF_AMS_Analysis_Software_Resources)

Calibration method:
Quantification factors are determined by laboratory calibration, please see the Wiki (http://cires1.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/wiki/index.php/ToF-AMS_Analysis_Software#ToF_AMS_Analysis_Software_Resources)

Calibration drift estimate:
Low (on the order of weeks)

Calibration schedule:
As needed

Uncertainty estimation method:
Inquire with PI, uncertainties are noted at +- 30% of measurement value

Known interferences:

Link to supplemental information:

Additional notes:

Measurement uncertainty:

Measurement units: