A Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer for Ground-Based Measurements of Nitric AcidSource: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2006:;volume( 023 ):;issue: 008::page 1104Author:Kita, Kazuyuki
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Morino, Yu
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Kondo, Yutaka
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Komazaki, Yuichi
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Takegawa, Nobuyuki
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Miyazaki, Yuzo
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Hirokawa, Jun
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Tanaka, Shigeru
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Thompson, Thomas L.
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Gao, Ru-Shan
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Fahey, David W.
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1900.1Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A chemical ionization mass spectrometer (CIMS) instrument has been developed for high-precision measurements of gaseous nitric acid (HNO3) specifically under high- and variable-humidity conditions in the boundary layer. The instrument?s background signals (i.e., signals detected when HNO3-free air is measured), which depend on the humidity and HNO3 concentration of the sample air, are the most important factor affecting the limit of detection (LOD). A new system to provide HNO3-free air without changing both the humidity and the pressure of the sampled air was developed to measure the background level accurately. The detection limit was about 23 parts per trillion by volume (pptv) for 50-s averages. Field tests, including an intercomparison with the diffusion scrubber technique, were carried out at a surface site in Tokyo, Japan, in October 2003 and June 2004. A comparison between the measured concentrations of HNO3 and particulate nitrate indicated that the interference from particulate nitrate was not detectable (i.e., less than about 1%). The intercomparison indicated that the two independent measurements of HNO3 agreed to within the combined uncertainties of these measurements. This result demonstrates that the CIMS instrument developed in this study is capable of measuring HNO3 mixing ratios with the precision, accuracy, and time resolution required for atmospheric science.
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contributor author | Kita, Kazuyuki | |
contributor author | Morino, Yu | |
contributor author | Kondo, Yutaka | |
contributor author | Komazaki, Yuichi | |
contributor author | Takegawa, Nobuyuki | |
contributor author | Miyazaki, Yuzo | |
contributor author | Hirokawa, Jun | |
contributor author | Tanaka, Shigeru | |
contributor author | Thompson, Thomas L. | |
contributor author | Gao, Ru-Shan | |
contributor author | Fahey, David W. | |
date accessioned | 2017-06-09T17:23:14Z | |
date available | 2017-06-09T17:23:14Z | |
date copyright | 2006/08/01 | |
date issued | 2006 | |
identifier issn | 0739-0572 | |
identifier other | ams-84284.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4227603 | |
description abstract | A chemical ionization mass spectrometer (CIMS) instrument has been developed for high-precision measurements of gaseous nitric acid (HNO3) specifically under high- and variable-humidity conditions in the boundary layer. The instrument?s background signals (i.e., signals detected when HNO3-free air is measured), which depend on the humidity and HNO3 concentration of the sample air, are the most important factor affecting the limit of detection (LOD). A new system to provide HNO3-free air without changing both the humidity and the pressure of the sampled air was developed to measure the background level accurately. The detection limit was about 23 parts per trillion by volume (pptv) for 50-s averages. Field tests, including an intercomparison with the diffusion scrubber technique, were carried out at a surface site in Tokyo, Japan, in October 2003 and June 2004. A comparison between the measured concentrations of HNO3 and particulate nitrate indicated that the interference from particulate nitrate was not detectable (i.e., less than about 1%). The intercomparison indicated that the two independent measurements of HNO3 agreed to within the combined uncertainties of these measurements. This result demonstrates that the CIMS instrument developed in this study is capable of measuring HNO3 mixing ratios with the precision, accuracy, and time resolution required for atmospheric science. | |
publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
title | A Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer for Ground-Based Measurements of Nitric Acid | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 23 | |
journal issue | 8 | |
journal title | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology | |
identifier doi | 10.1175/JTECH1900.1 | |
journal fristpage | 1104 | |
journal lastpage | 1113 | |
tree | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2006:;volume( 023 ):;issue: 008 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |