Table 1 Instrument information
Size (m) | Weight (kg) | Power demands | Time resolution | Liquid | Diameter range (nm) | Studied metric | Principal particle size | Aerosol flow rate (lpm) | Sheath flow (lpm) | Aerosol Charger | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SMPS | 0.41 · 0.28 · 0.65 + 0.25 · 0.32 · 0.37 | 30 | Power | 60 s | Butanol | 13.3–487 | PNC + PSD | Electrical mobilty | 0.3 | 4 | Bipolar 85Kr neutralizer |
FMPS | 0.7 · 0.34 · 0.44 | 34 | Power | 1 s * | – | 5.6–560 | PNC + PSD | Electrical mobilty | 10 | 40 | Unipolar diffusion charger (corona needle) |
Nanoscan | 0.45 · 0.23 · 0.39 | 8 | Battery or Power | 60 s | Isopropanol | 10–420 | PNC + PSD | Electrical mobilty | 0.75 | – | Non-radioactive unipoar diffusion charger (corona jet type) |
CPC | 0.53 · 0.36 · 0.21 | 1.7 | Battery | 60 s | Isopropanol | 10–1000 | PNC | – | 0.67 | – | – |