Condensation particle counter
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Condensation particle counter
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A condensation particle counter or CPC is a particle counter that detects and counts aerosol particles by first enlarging them by using the particles as nucleation centers to create droplets in a supersaturated gas. Three techniques have been used to produce nucleation: Adiabatic expansion using an expansion chamber. This was the original technique used by John Aitken in 1888.
Thermal diffusion.
Mixing of hot and cold gases. The most usually used method is cooling by thermal diffusion. Most abun
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Type of particle counter
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condensation_particle_counter
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2024-03-18T22:14:20Z
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