Detecting and Characterizing Particulate Organic Nitrates with an Aerodyne Long-ToF Aerosol Mass Spectrometer
Frans Graeffe, Liine Heikkinen, Olga Garmаsh, Mikko Äijälä, J. D. Allan, Anaïs Féron, Manuela Cirtog, Jean‐Eudes Petit, Nicolas Bonnaire, Andrew T. Lambe, Olivier Favez, Alexandre Albinet, Leah R. Williams, Mikael Ehn
Abstract
) were used in the peak width determination. Although this phenomenon may be instrument-specific, we encourage all (LTOF-) AMS users to investigate this effect on their instrument to reduce the possibility of incorrect identifications.
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AerosolChemistryMass spectrometryNitrateParticulatesEnvironmental chemistryMass spectrumAnalytical Chemistry (journal)ChromatographyOrganic chemistryAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateAtmospheric aerosols and clouds