Short name:
SMPS particle loss

Full name:
Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer Particle Loss

What is being measured:
Particle wall loss first-order rates

Sampling Protocol:
Online

Manufacturer:
Custom

Model:
Custom

Instrument year :
None specified

Data recording software:
Labview

Data analysis software:
Matlab

Raw data time resolution:
N/A

Analysis data averaging:
N/A

Detection limit:
1E-4 s-1

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

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

Sampling method:
Direct sampling

Sample preparation method:
None

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

Length of tubing (cm):
30

Instrument flow rate:
1 LPM

Tubing inner diameter:

Tubing material:
Stainless Steel

Chemical identification method:
Not applicable - no chemicals detected

Data analysis method:
The number concentration is graphed against time at each particle size bin. An exponential fit is done to obtain the first-order loss rate at each size bin.

Quantification method:
A custom inversion protocol in Matlab is done to obtain the particle's diameter.

Calibration method:
Size calibration with polystyrene latex spheres.

Calibration drift estimate:

Calibration schedule:

Uncertainty estimation method:
Inquire with PI

Known interferences:

Link to supplemental information:

Additional notes:

Measurement uncertainty:
30%

Measurement units:
Particle diameter (nm), Loss rate (s-1)