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SP2-AIR

Single Particle Soot Photometer aboard aircraft

Baseline VAP, Baseline Instrument, Guest

The single-particle soot photometer (SP2) measures the soot (black carbon) mass of individual aerosol particles by laser-induced incandescence down to concentrations as low as ng/m^3. It samples from the Counterflow Virtual Impactor (CVI) and isokinetic inlets.

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Black carbon concentration

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Arthur Sedlacek
Lead Mentor Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Mei et al. "Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) airborne field campaign data products between 2013 and 2018". 2024. 10.5194/essd-16-5429-2024.

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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) | Reviewed October 2024