CPC-AIR
Condensation particle counter aboard aircraft
Baseline Instrument, Guest
The condensation particle counter (CPC) measures sub-micron aerosol particle number concentration by condensing fluid onto particles and causing them to grow to sizes that are easily detectable by optical scattering. The condensing liquid is typically an alcohol (e.g., butanol) or water.
Depending on the CPC type, typical CPC instruments can count particles with sizes that range from 3 to 3000 nanometers (ultrafine CPC) or from 10 to 3000 nanometers (fine CPC).
Primary Measurements
Contact
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Fan MeiLead Mentor Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
References
View all references- Wang et al. "Aerosol and Cloud Experiments in the Eastern North Atlantic (ACE-ENA)". 2022. 10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0220.1.
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