Published May 2001
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Journal Article
Space-charge effects in nanoparticle processing using the differential mobility analyzer
Abstract
We report the observation of mobility classification breakdown due to strong space-charge effects during nanoparticle processing in a radial differential mobility analyzer (DMA). A simple dimensionless group, the space-charge number, is introduced to help identify the conditions for which this phenomenon becomes important. Our analysis suggests a few DMA design features and operation conditions that should enable the accurate classification of ultrafine aerosols with high concentrations of charged particles.
Additional Information
This work was supported by the US National Science Foundation under Grant NSF-DMR-98-71850. R.P.C. acknowledges support from CNPq, Brası́lia, Brazil. The authors would like to thank Dr. Gang He and Prof. Kerry J. Vahala for valuable discussions.Additional details
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- DMR-98-71850
- NSF
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
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