Condensables_CI-APi-TOF_AI-API 006_ACD-C
operational
🔬 chemical ionization-atmospheric pressure interface-time of flight mass spectrometer
▶ Description
Chemical ionization-atmospheric pressure interface-time of flight mass spectrometer operated at the atmospheric simulation chamber Atmospheric Chemistry Department Chamber (ACD-C) to perform in-situ measurements of condensable vapours.
▶ 🔧 Inlet System from 2024-01-01
| Operated in atmospheric simulation chamber | ✓ |
| Distance chamber wall | 0.65 m |
| Distance from NOx inlet | 1.9 m |
| Distance from VOC inlet | 0.6 m |
| Distance from ozone inlet | 1.7 m |
| Inlet tube material | Glass |
| Residence time | 1.4 s |
| Inlet line heating | ✗ |
| Filter inlet material | None |
▶ 🧬 Compounds from 2024-01-01
| # | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | sulfuric acid |
▶ 🔬 Mass analyzer from 2024-01-01
| Type | Time-of-Flight |
| Time-of-Flight type | C-TOF |
| Mass resolution | 800-1200 |
| Instrument manufacturer | Aerodyne Research |
| Instrument model | Aerodyne CI-API-TOF nitrate CIMS |
| Instrument serial number | AI-API 006 |
| Reagent ions | Nitrate |
| Filter inlets for simultaneous measurements of gas and condensed phase HOM | ✗ |
| Pressure | 101300 Pa |
| Sample flow | 12.0 l/min |
| Total air flow | 12.0 l/min |
| Sample flow treatment with ion filter | ✗ |
▶ 📐 Calibration from 2024-01-01
| Method | Sulfuric acid calibrator |
| Frequency | Once a year |
▶ 📋 Measurement QA/QC
| Instrument log book | Electronic |
| Checklist | 1.0 weeks |
▶ ✅ Data QA/QC
| Time series analysis of calibrations | ✓ |
| Time series analysis of compound ratios | ✗ |
| @VOC@ | ✗ |
▶ 📤 Data Submission
| Database | Submission interval |
|---|---|
| ACTRIS | 1.0 years |
▶ 👤 Operators
| Operator | Level |
|---|---|
| 0000-0002-3236-9780 | scientist |