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    Mass analysis of charged aerosol particles in NLC and PMSE during the ECOMA/MASS campaign

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    Date
    2009
    Author
    Robertson, Scott
    Horányi, Mihály
    Knappmiller, Scott
    Sternovsky, Zoltan
    Holzworth, Robert H.
    Shimogawa, Michelle M.
    Friedrich, Martin
    Torkar, Klaus
    Gumbel, Jörg
    Megner, Linda
    Baumgarten, Gerd
    Latteck, Ralph
    Rapp, Markus
    Hoppe, Ulf-Peter
    Hervig, Mark E.
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    MASS (Mesospheric Aerosol Sampling Spectrometer) is a multichannel mass spectrometer for charged aerosol particles, which was flown from the Andoya Rocket Range, Norway, through NLC and PMSE on 3 August 2007 and through PMSE on 6 August 2007. The eight-channel analyzers provided for the first time simultaneous measurements of the charge density residing on aerosol particles in four mass ranges, corresponding to ice particles with radii <0.5 nm (including ions), 0.5-1 nm, 1-2 nm, and >3 nm (approximately). Positive and negative particles were recorded on separate channels. Faraday rotation measurements provided electron density and a means of checking charge density measurements made by the spectrometer. Additional complementary measurements were made by rocket-borne dust impact detectors, electric field booms, a photometer and ground-based radar and lidar. The MASS data from the first flight showed negative charge number densities of 1500 3000 cm(-3) for particles with radii >3 nm from 83-88 km approximately coincident with PMSE observed by the ALWIN radar and NLC observed by the ALOMAR lidar. For particles in the 1-2 nm range, number densities of positive and negative charge were similar in magnitude (similar to 2000 cm(-3)) and for smaller particles, 0.5-1 nm in radius, positive charge was dominant. The occurrence of positive charge on the aerosol particles of the smallest size and predominately negative charge on the particles of largest size suggests that nucleation occurs on positive condensation nuclei and is followed by collection of negative charge during subsequent growth to larger size. Faraday rotation measurements show a bite-out in electron density that increases the time for positive aerosol particles to be neutralized and charged negatively. The larger particles (>3 nm) are observed throughout the NLC region, 83-88 km, and the smaller particles are observed primarily at the high end of the range, 86-88 km. The second flight into PMSE alone at 84-88 km, found only small number densities (similar to 500 cm(-3)) of particles >3 nm in a narrow altitude range, 86.5-87.5 km. Both positive (similar to 2000 cm(-3)) and negative (similar to 4500 cm(-3)) particles with radii 1-2 nm were detected from 85-87.5 km.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12242/756
    https://ffi-publikasjoner.archive.knowledgearc.net/handle/20.500.12242/756
    DOI
    10.5194/angeo-27-1213-2009
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    Robertson, Scott; Horányi, Mihály; Knappmiller, Scott; Sternovsky, Zoltan; Holzworth, Robert H.; Shimogawa, Michelle M.; Friedrich, Martin; Torkar, Klaus; Gumbel, Jörg; Megner, Linda; Baumgarten, Gerd; Latteck, Ralph; Rapp, Markus; Hoppe, Ulf-Peter; Hervig, Mark E.. Mass analysis of charged aerosol particles in NLC and PMSE during the ECOMA/MASS campaign. Annales Geophysicae 2009 ;Volum 27.(3) s. 1213-1232
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