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