An aerosol sampling project for the Air Force (Whitefield et al 1993), generated the need to make particle concentration measurements in the size range ≤10 nm, and a Met One CNC (Model 1100-5) was used for these measurements. The Met One small size performance and efficiency vs. particle concentration were calibrated against an ALGR/OPC facility (ALternating GRadient continuous flow thermal diffusion cloud chamber (CFD) and Optical Particle Counter), using a laboratory generated NaCl aerosol for which the critical supersaturation spectrum is both well known and low. The advantage of the ALGR is that it and the Model 1100-5 can operate under similar aerosol concentration conditions. These studies show that the Met One CNC begins to drop below 100% counting efficiency at aerosol diameters ≤10 nm, and reaches 75% efficiency at 7 nm. Complementary electrometer measurements were made for comparison.
- Aerosols,
- Calibration,
- Cloud chambers,
- Condensation,
- Detectors,
- Particle size analysis,
- Particles (particulate matter),
- Performance,
- Sampling,
- Thermal diffusion,
- Alternating gradient continuous flow thermal diffusion cloud chamber,
- Condensation nuclei counter,
- Optical particle counters,
- Optical instruments
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