SIC SP-AMS Inter-comparison Campaign

SIC
SP-AMS Inter-comparison
Campaign
AMEWU A. MENSAH1, Joel C. Corbin1, Sanna Saarikoski2, Axel Eriksson3,
Raphael Färber4, Martin Gysel4, Berko Sierau1, Manuel Abegglen1,
Veronika Hladnik1, André Welti1, and Ulrike Lohmann1
1Institute
for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Meteorological Institute/Aerosol Research, Erik Palménin aukio 1, 00560 Helsinki, Finland
3Division of Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University, Box 118, 22100 Lund, Sweden
4Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
2Finnish
1
Soot Particle (SP) AMS
Particle Beam
Generation
Aerodynamic
Sizing
Particle
Composition
Mass analysis
4
Sample
aerosol
3 Electron-impact
1
ionization (70 eV)
BC laser (~4000 °C)
2 or metal (600 °C)
vaporizer
Jayne et al., AST 2000, Onasch et al., AST 2012
Introduction
Ambient
RIE
Fragmentation
Outlook
2/??
Nomenclature
Introduction
Ambient
RIE
Fragmentation
Outlook
3/??
Set Up
Introduction
Ambient
RIE
Fragmentation
Outlook
4/??
Set Up
Introduction
Ambient
RIE
Fragmentation
Outlook
5/??
A. Size Selected
• Propane soot (C/O = 0.25)
• 200 nm, 300 nm, 500 nm
2. CAST “Brown”
B. Thermodenuding
• Propane soot (C/O = 0.41)
• 250 °C
3. PALAS spark-generated
C. Furnace
• GFG soot; marketed as “diesel-like”
• 1400 °C
4. “Regal Black”
D. Argon
• Carbon black (calibration)1
• COx
5. Fullerene-enriched soot
E. Laser Power Drop
• C60 and C70 (~5 and 1%) enriched
graphitic soot.2
• Influence on MS
• Internal Calibration
6. Hematite
F. Ambient
Introduction
Ambient
RIE
Fragmentation
Outlook
1Onasch
1. CAST “Black”
et al., AST 2012, 2Krätschmer et al., 1990 Chem. Phys. Lett.
Samples & Experiments
6/??
Mass & Fractional Contribution
Introduction
Ambient RIE
Fragmentation
Outlook
7/??
HR Organics
Introduction
Ambient RIE
Fragmentation
Outlook
8/??
BC: SP-AMS vs. MAAP
Introduction
Ambient RIE
Fragmentation
Outlook
9/??
RB Experiments ETH
Introduction
Ambient
RIE
Fragmentation
Outlook
10/??
IE
Introduction
Ambient
RIE
Fragmentation
Outlook
11/??
IE Intercomparison
Introduction
Ambient
LU: 133 ± 11
LU: 87 ± 7
FMI: 261 ± 21
FMI: 154 ± 15
LU: 23 ± 4
LU: 54 ± 3
FMI: 49 ± 9
FMI: 86 ± 3
RIE
Fragmentation
Outlook
12/??
C1/C3 and C4/C3
ETH
Introduction
Ambient
RIE
Fragmentation
FMI
Outlook
13/??