Aerosol Measurement Container

  • contact:

    Dr. Harald Saathoff

The IMK-AAF operates one 8', two 12', and one 20' aerosol measurement containers which can be equipped with the following instruments:

  • Expandabel mast of 10 m length, outside hood for pumps, air conditioning, LTE antenna
  • Inlets: PM10, PM2.5, TSP, FEP tubes
  • Meteorology: Wind, solar radiation, temperature, pressure, relative humidity, precipitation (Luft WS700/800)
  • Single particle size & chemical composition: LAAPToF
  • Non-refractory aerosol size & mass concentrations: HR-ToF-AMS (Aerodyne)
  • Oxidized molecules in gas & particle phase: FIGAERO-CIMS (Aerodyne)
  • VOC and semi-volatile particle compounds: fast GC-CHARON-PTR-MS (Ionicon, 4000, H3O+)
  • VOC and semi-volatile particle compounds: CHARON-PTR-MS (Ionicon, Fusion, H3O+, NH4+)
  • Trace gases: O3, CO, CO2, NO, NO2, NH3, SO2
  • Particle number: >2.5 nm, >7 nm Condensation particle counters (TSI 3776 & 3022)
  • Particle size: 14-860 nm (SMPS), 0.2 – 20 μm (FIDAS OPC or aerodynamic particle sizer APS)
  • 3 D scanning depolarization Raman LIDAR (Raymetrics, 355 nm, 30 mJ, 20 cm mirror)
  • Photoacoustic direct absorption measurement at 4 wavelength (Schnaitec)
  • Black Carbon: Aethalometers AE33, AE51, MA200
  • Further instruments can be added