New paper in Aerosol Science and Technology, Steiner et al.

21.06.2017

"Production of neutral molecular clusters by neutralization and recombination of mobility standards"

Steiner, G., Franchin, A., Kangasluoma, J., Kerminen, V-M., Kulmala, M., Petäjä, T.
"Production of neutral molecular clusters by neutralization and recombination of mobility standards"
Aerosol Science & Technology;  DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2017.1328103

excerpt from the abstract:

This article presents the steps to generate electrically neutral molecular clusters as standards for calibration. We show two methods: One based on the neutralization of well-known molecular clusters (mobility standards) by ions generated in a switchable aerosol neutralizer. The second is based on the controlled neutralization of mobility standards with mobility standards of opposite polarity in a recombination cell. We highlight the challenges of these two techniques and, where possible, point out solutions. In addition, we give an outlook on the next steps toward generating well-defined neutral molecular clusters with a known chemical composition and concentration.

The article is available as open access on the publisher’s website:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02786826.2017.1328103