Water activity and activation diameters from hygroscopicity data - Part I: Theory and application to inorganic salts

A method is described that uses particle hygroscopicity measurements, made with a humidified tandem differential mobility analyzer (HTDMA), to determine solution water activity as a function of composition. The use of derived water activity data in computations determining the ability of aerosols to...

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Main Authors: S. M. Kreidenweis, K. Koehler, P. J. DeMott, A. J. Prenni, C. Carrico, B. Ervens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2005-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/5/1357/2005/acp-5-1357-2005.pdf