Effective broadband refractive index retrieval by a white light optical particle counter

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作者
Flores, J. Michel [2 ,3 ]
Trainic, Miri [1 ]
Borrmann, Stephan [2 ,3 ]
Rudich, Yinon [1 ]
机构
[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Environm Sci, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
[2] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Inst Atmospher Phys, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
[3] Max Planck Inst Chem, Dept Particle Chem, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
关键词
CAVITY RING; ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS; SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; AEROSOL; CALIBRATION; SPECTROMETER; CLIMATE; SMOKE; 3-WAVELENGTH; SENSITIVITY;
D O I
10.1039/b905292e
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new approach to retrieve the effective broadband refractive indices (n(broad,eff)) of aerosol particles by a white light aerosol spectrometer (WELAS) optical particle counter (OPC) is presented. Using a tandem differential mobility analyzer (DMA)-OPC system, the n(broad,eff) are obtained for both laboratory and field applications. This method was tested in the laboratory using substances with a wide range of optical properties. With the obtained n(broad,eff), WELAS aerosol size distributions can be corrected. Therefore, this method can be used for instrument calibration in both laboratory and field measurements. The retrieved effective broadband refractive indices for the scattering aerosols were: ammonium sulfate ((NH4)(2)SO4, AS) n(broad,eff) = 1.52(+/-0.01) + i0.0, glutaric acid (HOOC(CH2)(3)COOH, GA) n(broad,eff) = 1.45(+/- 0.01) + i0.0, and sodium chloride (NaCl) n(broad,eff) = 1.49(+/-0.02) + i0.0, all within 4% of literature values. A lightly absorbing substance, Suwannee river fulvic acid (SRFA), was also measured, and its retrieved n(broad,eff) is like that of a pure scatterer, with a value of n(broad,eff) = 1.53(+/-0.01) + i0.0. The retrieved real part of n(broad,eff) is in accordance with literature values and the imaginary part with the behavior of the white light spectrum of the WELAS, which is not sensitive below a wavelength of 380 nm, where SRFA mainly absorbs. For absorbing substances, nigrosine and various mixtures of nigrosine with AS and GA were measured. For nigrosine, n(broad,eff) = 1.64(+/-0.04) + i0.20(+/-0.03) was retrieved, in very good agreement with values found in the literature. The n(broad,eff). retrieved by this method for the mixtures was in accordance with the complex refractive index expected. The n(broad,eff) retrieved by this method would be similar to the values obtained using the solar spectrum.
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页码:7943 / 7950
页数:8
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