Miniature Dual-Corona Ionizer for Bipolar Charging of Aerosol

A corona-based bipolar charger has been developed for use in compact, field-portable mobility size spectrometers. The charger employs an aerosol flow cavity exposed to two corona ionizers producing ions of opposite polarity. Each corona ionizer houses two electrodes in parallel needle-mesh configura...

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Veröffentlicht in:Aerosol science and technology : the journal of the American Association for Aerosol Research. - 1989. - 47(2013), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 81-92
1. Verfasser: Qi, Chaolong (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kulkarni, Pramod
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Aerosol science and technology : the journal of the American Association for Aerosol Research
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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