Instrument - scanning mobility particle sizer
Short name:
SMPS - bulk, wall loss corrected
Full name:
scanning mobility particle sizer
What is being measured:
number of particles in a range of size bins
Sampling Protocol:
Online
Manufacturer:
TSI
Model:
3080, 3772
Instrument year
:
None specified
Data recording software:
Custom labview program
Data analysis software:
Matlab
Raw data time resolution:
300 s
Analysis data averaging:
Detection limit:
1 particle/cc
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:
Sample residence time (chamber to instrument) (seconds):
Length of tubing (cm):
100
Instrument flow rate:
0.3 lpm
Tubing inner diameter:
0.16 in
Tubing material:
Stainless Steel
Chemical identification method:
N/A
Data analysis method:
Particle numbers are corrected for particle wall loss using constant size-dependent particle loss rates estimated from separate particle loss experiments
Quantification method:
Calibration method:
Size calibration with polystyrene latex spheres
Calibration drift estimate:
Low (on the order of weeks)
Calibration schedule:
As Needed
Uncertainty estimation method:
Precision during calibrations
Known interferences:
Link to supplemental information:
Additional notes:
Particle mass is calculated by assuming a density of 1.2 g/cm3
Measurement uncertainty:
Size-distribution-dependent; inquire with PI
Measurement units:
Particle mass: ug/m3; particle volume: cm3/m3; particle surface area: um2/cm3; particle number: #/cm3