Instrument - Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer

Short name:
SMPS (near, volume)

Full name:
Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer

What is being measured:
Particle size distribution number/surface/volume concentration

Sampling Protocol:
Online

Manufacturer:
TSI Inc.

Model:
EC 3080, DMA 3081, and CPC 3775

Instrument year :
None specified

Data recording software:
Aerosol Instrument Manager v9

Data analysis software:
Aerosol Instrument Manager v9

Raw data time resolution:
6 min

Analysis data averaging:
6 min

Detection limit:
N/A

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 without impactor

Sample preparation method:
N/A

Sample residence time (chamber to instrument) (seconds):
11.5

Length of tubing (cm):
350

Instrument flow rate:
0.3 LPM

Tubing inner diameter:
1/4 inch

Tubing material:
Stainless Steel

Chemical identification method:
No chemical identification

Data analysis method:
Integrates particle number/surface/volume concentration of each size bin

Quantification method:
Quantified data are provided by the instrument.

Calibration method:
Measure a sampling flow at CPC inlet and SMPS inlet and make sure they read the same at 0.3 lpm.

Calibration drift estimate:
No estimate

Calibration schedule:
Twice a year

Uncertainty estimation method:
N/A

Known interferences:
N/A

Link to supplemental information:
N/A

Additional notes:
N/A

Measurement uncertainty:
NA

Measurement units:
#/cm3 or nm3/cm3

Characterizations