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UHSAS
Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer
Baseline Instrument, Guest
The ultra-high-sensitivity aerosol spectrometer (UHSAS) is an optical-scattering, laser-based, aerosol particle spectrometer system for sizing particles in the 60 to 1000 nanometer (nm) range [1–3].
The instrument counts particles in up to 100 user-specified sizing bins. The instrument’s laser illuminates particles, which scatter light. The system captures the peak light signals that are generated. These signals are used for particle sizing, since the amount of light scattered correlates strongly with particle size.
The UHSAS is part of the aerosol observing system (AOS).
Primary Measurements
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Janek UinLead Mentor Brookhaven National Laboratory
Related Data Announcements
References
View all references- Mayol-Bracero et al. ARM FY2025 Aerosol Operations Plan. 2024. 10.2172/2482516.
- Uin et al. Artifacts in the Aerosol Size Distribution Measured by the Ultra-High-Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer (UHSAS). 2024.
- Uin et al. Ultra-High-Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer Aboard Aircraft (UHSAS-AIR) Instrument Handbook. 2020.
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