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Chapter 21 Calibration of Aerosol Instruments

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Author(s)

Bean T. Chen, Robert A. Fletcher, Yung-Sung Cheng

Abstract

This chapter reviews calibration techniques relevant to aerosol measurement devices, such as sizing instruments, condensation nuclei counters, and mass monitors. The generation methods for test aerosols and important parameters in instrument calibration are emphasized. Also reviewed are the calibration and use of flow monitoring devices that play an integral role in aerosol sampling and instrument calibration.
Citation
Aerosol Measurement: Principles, Techniques, and Applications
Report Number
0581
Publisher Info
Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated, Hoboken, NJ

Keywords

instrument calibration, aerosol, standards, standard methods

Citation

Chen, B. , Fletcher, R. and Cheng, Y. (2011), Chapter 21 Calibration of Aerosol Instruments, Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated, Hoboken, NJ, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=901720 (Accessed October 13, 2025)

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Created July 4, 2011, Updated October 12, 2021
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