Photothermal Deflection Spectroscopy of Collected Aerosols

Photothermal Deflection Spectroscopy of Collected Aerosols Photothermal Deflection Spectroscopy of Collected Aerosols

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Summary of Aerosol Data Analysis No detected loss of signal with time No detected damage to sample at the relative low fluence Actively probed area ~ 10 -5 m 2 Number of aerosol “spots”– ~1000 for ammonium nitrate– ~ 100 for Malathion SNR indicates single aerosol detection possible withunimproved apparatus Substrate results in negligible signal

Aerosols Number Concentration1009080‣ Signal increases withnumber of particles andcoverage areaNumber of Particles70605040302010R 2 = 0.981500 20 40 60 80 100 120 140Loading Time [s]0.5‣ Linear calibrationwithin the loading timerange.Photothermal Signal0.450.40.350.30.250.20.150.10.05R 2 = 0.987500 20 40 60 80 100Predicted Counts

Summary <strong>of</strong> Aerosol Data Analysis No detected loss <strong>of</strong> signal with time No detected damage to sample at the relative low fluence Actively probed area ~ 10 -5 m 2 Number <strong>of</strong> aerosol “spots”– ~1000 for ammonium nitrate– ~ 100 for Malathion SNR indicates single aerosol detection possible withunimproved apparatus Substrate results in negligible signal

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