Instrument - Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer

Short name:
SMPS

Full name:
Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer

What is being measured:

Sampling Protocol:
Online

Manufacturer:
TSI

Model:
3080

Instrument year :
2009

Data recording software:
TSI Aerosol Manager for SMPS

Data analysis software:
Excel

Raw data time resolution:
4 min

Analysis data averaging:

Detection limit:
Not sure how to express, can easily detect 1 particle/cm3

Sensitivity to temperature (and correction method, if applicable): :

Sensitivity to relative humidity (and correction method, if applicable): :

Sampling method:
direct sampling

Sample preparation method:

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

Length of tubing (cm):
0.02

Instrument flow rate:
0.3

Tubing inner diameter:

Tubing material:
Conductive

Chemical identification method:
N/A

Data analysis method:
We typically plot the particle size distribution as a function of time, and overall mass concentration as a function of time, to get a sense of how much particulate matter has been generated

Quantification method:

Calibration method:

Calibration drift estimate:

Calibration schedule:

Uncertainty estimation method:
N/A

Known interferences:

Link to supplemental information:

Additional notes:

Measurement uncertainty:

Measurement units:

Characterizations