Characterization of a Newly Developed Aircraft-Based Laser Ablation Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (ALABAMA) and First Field Deployment in Urban Pollution Plumes over Paris During MEGAPOLI 2009

Brands, M.; Kamphus, Michael; Böttger, Thomas; Schneider, Johannes; Drewnick, Frank; Roth, Anja; Curtius, Joachim; Voigt, Christiane; Borbon, A.; Beekmann, Matthias; Bourdon, A.; Perrin, Thierry; Borrmann, Stephan

doi:10.1080/02786826.2010.517813

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“…For example, Brands et al [39] and Li et al [40] independently reported the design and performance of lightweight, field-deployable SPMS systems that use bipolar time-of-flight (TOF) mass analysers for simultaneous detection of positive and negative ions produced using laser ablation or laser desorption ionisation. Steele et al [41] described the performance of an SPMS system specially designed for rapid aerosol threat detection.…”

Section: Online Ms Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mass spectrometric approaches for chemical characterisation of atmospheric aerosols: critical review of the most recent advances

Laskin¹,

Laskin²,

Nizkorodov³

2012

Environ. Chem.

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Environmental context. Atmospheric aerosols have profound effects on the environment through several physicochemical processes, such as absorption and scattering of sunlight, heterogeneous gas-particle reactions and adverse effects on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Understanding aerosol atmospheric chemistry and its environmental impact requires comprehensive characterisation of the physical and chemical properties of particles. Results from mass spectrometry provide important new insights into the origin of atmospheric aerosols, the evolution of their physicochemical properties, their reactivity and their effect on the environment.Abstract. This manuscript presents an overview of the most recent instrument developments for the field and laboratory applications of mass spectrometry (MS) to investigate the chemistry and physics of atmospheric aerosols. A range of MS instruments, employing different sample introduction methods, ionisation and mass detection techniques are used both for 'online' and 'offline' characterisation of aerosols. Online MS techniques enable detection of individual particles with simultaneous measurement of particle size distributions and aerodynamic characteristics and are ideally suited for field studies that require high temporal resolution. Offline MS techniques provide a means for detailed molecular-level analysis of aerosol samples, which is essential to gain fundamental knowledge regarding aerosol chemistry, mechanisms of particle formation and atmospheric aging. Combined, complementary MS techniques provide comprehensive information on the chemical composition, size, morphology and phase of aerosols -data of key importance for evaluating hygroscopic and optical properties of particles, their health effects, understanding their origins and atmospheric evolution. Over the last few years, developments and applications of MS techniques in aerosol research have expanded remarkably as evident by skyrocketing publication statistics. The goal of this review is to present the most recent developments in the field of aerosol mass spectrometry for the time period of late 2010 to early 2012, which have not been conveyed in previous reviews.

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Section: Online Ms Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mass spectrometric approaches for chemical characterisation of atmospheric aerosols: critical review of the most recent advances

Laskin¹,

Laskin²,

Nizkorodov³

2012

Environ. Chem.

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“…In miniSPLAT individual particle mass spectra are acquired using a dual-polarity Z-configuration reflectron time-of-flight (Z-TOF) mass spectrometer (Tofwerk AG, Thun, Switzerland) [47,49]. It consists of a single ion source region and two Vshaped flight paths (nominally 87 cm long), reflectors, and detectors (one for each ion polarity).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Where practical, weight was further reduced by making components hollow. miniSPLAT consists of an inlet, two differentially pumped sections, the particle detection chamber, and a dual polarity Z-configuration reflectron time-of-flight (Z-TOF) mass spectrometer [47,49].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Airborne Single Particle Mass Spectrometers (SPLAT II & miniSPLAT) and New Software for Data Visualization and Analysis in a Geo-Spatial Context

Zelenyuk

Imre²,

Wilson

et al. 2015

J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom.

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Abstract. Understanding the effect of aerosols on climate requires knowledge of the size and chemical composition of individual aerosol particles-two fundamental properties that determine an aerosol's optical properties and ability to serve as cloud condensation or ice nuclei. Here we present our aircraft-compatible single particle mass spectrometers, SPLAT II and its new, miniaturized version, miniSPLAT that measure in-situ and in real-time the size and chemical composition of individual aerosol particles with extremely high sensitivity, temporal resolution, and sizing precision on the order of a monolayer. Although miniSPLAT's size, weight, and power consumption are significantly smaller, its performance is on par with SPLAT II. Both instruments operate in dual data acquisition mode to measure, in addition to single particle size and composition, particle number concentrations, size distributions, density, and asphericity with high temporal resolution. We also present ND-Scope, our newly developed interactive visual analytics software package. ND-Scope is designed to explore and visualize the vast amount of complex, multidimensional data acquired by our single particle mass spectrometers, along with other aerosol and cloud characterization instruments on-board aircraft. We demonstrate that ND-Scope makes it possible to visualize the relationships between different observables and to view the data in a geo-spatial context, using the interactive and fully coupled Google Earth and Parallel Coordinates displays. Here we illustrate the utility of ND-Scope to visualize the spatial distribution of atmospheric particles of different compositions, and explore the relationship between individual particle compositions and their activity as cloud condensation nuclei.

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“…Single-particle mass spectra were obtained from the ALABAMA [Brands et al, 2011], which uses laser ablation (266 nm) to detect ambient aerosol in a bipolar time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometer. Particles entering the ALABAMA are detected optically, and owing to limitations in optical detection combined with transmission efficiency in the aerodynamic lens, the ALABAMA detects particles between ∼200 and 1000 nm (vacuum aerodynamic diameter, d va ).…”

Section: Aerosol Compositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evidence for marine biogenic influence on summertime Arctic aerosol

Willis

Köllner

Burkart

et al. 2017

Geophysical Research Letters

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We present vertically resolved observations of aerosol composition during pristine summertime Arctic background conditions. The methansulfonic acid (MSA)‐to‐sulfate ratio peaked near the surface (mean 0.10), indicating a contribution from ocean‐derived biogenic sulfur. Similarly, the organic aerosol (OA)‐to‐sulfate ratio increased toward the surface (mean 2.0). Both MSA‐to‐sulfate and OA‐to‐sulfate ratios were significantly correlated with FLEXPART‐WRF‐predicted air mass residence time over open water, indicating marine‐influenced OA. External mixing of sea salt aerosol from a larger number fraction of organic, sulfate, and amine‐containing particles, together with low wind speeds (median 4.7 m s−1), suggests a role for secondary organic aerosol formation. Cloud condensation nuclei concentrations were nearly constant (∼120 cm−3) when the OA fraction was <60% and increased to 350 cm−3 when the organic fraction was larger and residence times over open water were longer. Our observations illustrate the importance of marine‐influenced OA under Arctic background conditions, which are likely to change as the Arctic transitions to larger areas of open water.

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Characterization of a Newly Developed Aircraft-Based Laser Ablation Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (ALABAMA) and First Field Deployment in Urban Pollution Plumes over Paris During MEGAPOLI 2009

Cited by 75 publications

References 43 publications

Mass spectrometric approaches for chemical characterisation of atmospheric aerosols: critical review of the most recent advances

Mass spectrometric approaches for chemical characterisation of atmospheric aerosols: critical review of the most recent advances

Airborne Single Particle Mass Spectrometers (SPLAT II & miniSPLAT) and New Software for Data Visualization and Analysis in a Geo-Spatial Context

Evidence for marine biogenic influence on summertime Arctic aerosol

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