Instrument - Time of Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer from the Seinfeld Group
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: