HANDILAZ AEROSOL PARTICLE COUNTER
Purpose of Participation
- Particle counter in four size channels.
Instrument description
This compact unit has four sizing channels with sensitivities from 0.3 µm to 5.0 µm. It can store up to 500 sets of data in its memory.
| Species | Aerosol concentration and size distribution |
| Method | Laser particle counter |
| Quantity primary | Light scattering on particles |
| Quantity secondary | Number of particles in size channels |
| Size range | 0.3 µm to 5.0 µm |
| Temporal resolution | 10 minutes |
| Operation | No precipitation |
| Precision | 10 % |
| Data availability (during campaign) | Weekly |
| Final availability (after campaign) | Three months |
Specific remarks
- This instrument is going to be used at the top of the mountain (c. 600 m a.s.l.) near the station in order to provide data in vertical profiles.
References
Particle Measurement Systems, USA
Contact Information
Head: Tomasz Petelski (IOPAS)
Members: Anna Rozwadowska (IOPAS)