Condensables_CI-APi-TOF_Neg_Nitrate_Taunus
operational
🔬 chemical ionization-atmospheric pressure interface-time of flight mass spectrometer
📌 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11157/5enjn-x5g19
▶ Description
Chemical ionization-atmospheric pressure interface-time of flight mass spectrometer operated at the observatory platform Taunus Observatory to perform in-situ measurements of condensable vapours.
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▶ 🔧 Inlet System from 2026-08-01
| Operated in atmospheric simulation chamber | ✗ |
| Measurement height above ground | 5.5 m |
| Distance from NOx inlet | 5.0 m |
| Distance from VOC inlet | 5.0 m |
| Distance from ozone inlet | 5.0 m |
| Inlet tube material | Stainless steel |
| Residence time | 2.0 s |
| Inlet line heating | ✗ |
▶ 🧬 Compounds from 9999-01-01
| # | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | sulfuric acid |
| 2 | methanesulfonic acid |
| 3 | iodic acid |
| 4 | highly oxidized molecules |
▶ 🔬 Mass analyzer from 9999-01-01
| Type | Time-of-Flight |
| Time-of-Flight type | L-TOF |
| Mass resolution | 10000 |
| Instrument manufacturer | TOFwerk |
| Instrument model | TOFwerk Vocus CI TOF 2R |
| Instrument serial number | 910.34.1074 |
| Reagent ions | Nitrate |
| Filter inlets for simultaneous measurements of gas and condensed phase HOM | ✗ |
| Pressure | atmospheric |
| Sample flow | 10.0 l/min |
| Total air flow | 100.0 l/min |
| Sample flow treatment with ion filter | ✗ |
▶ 📐 Calibration from 9999-01-01
| 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 | – |
▶ 👤 Operators
| Operator | Level |
|---|---|
| 0000-0002-4900-7460 | expert |
| 0000-0002-8955-4450 | scientist |