Nucleation and growth of nanoparticles in the atmosphere

R Zhang, A Khalizov, L Wang, M Hu, W Xu - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
This review intends to critically assess recent findings related to nucleation and growth of
atmospheric nanoparticles, with an emphasis on the understanding of these processes at a …

Atmospheric nanoparticle growth

D Stolzenburg, R Cai, SM Blichner, J Kontkanen… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
New particle formation of liquid or solid nanoparticles from gas-phase precursors is a
decisive process in Earth's atmosphere and is considered one of the largest uncertainties in …

Direct observations of atmospheric aerosol nucleation

M Kulmala, J Kontkanen, H Junninen, K Lehtipalo… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Atmospheric nucleation is the dominant source of aerosol particles in the global atmosphere
and an important player in aerosol climatic effects. The key steps of this process occur in the …

Measurement of the nucleation of atmospheric aerosol particles

M Kulmala, T Petäjä, T Nieminen, M Sipilä… - Nature protocols, 2012 - nature.com
The formation of new atmospheric aerosol particles and their subsequent growth have been
observed frequently at various locations all over the world. The atmospheric nucleation rate …

Chemistry of atmospheric nucleation: on the recent advances on precursor characterization and atmospheric cluster composition in connection with atmospheric new …

M Kulmala, T Petäjä, M Ehn, J Thornton… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The recent development in measurement techniques and theoretical understanding has
enabled us to study atmospheric vapor, cluster and nanoparticle concentrations, dynamics …

Neutral molecular cluster formation of sulfuric acid–dimethylamine observed in real time under atmospheric conditions

A Kürten, T Jokinen, M Simon… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
For atmospheric sulfuric acid (SA) concentrations the presence of dimethylamine (DMA) at
mixing ratios of several parts per trillion by volume can explain observed boundary layer …

Ion mobilities in diatomic gases: measurement versus prediction with non-specular scattering models

C Larriba, CJ Hogan Jr - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2013 - ACS Publications
Ion/electrical mobility measurements of nanoparticles and polyatomic ions are typically
linked to particle/ion physical properties through either application of the Stokes–Millikan …

Stabilization of sulfuric acid dimers by ammonia, methylamine, dimethylamine, and trimethylamine

CN Jen, PH McMurry… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This study experimentally explores how ammonia (NH3), methylamine (MA), dimethylamine
(DMA), and trimethylamine (TMA) affect the chemical formation mechanisms of electrically …

Atmospheric ions and nucleation: a review of observations

A Hirsikko, T Nieminen, S Gagné… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
This review is based on ca. 260 publications, 93 of which included data on the temporal and
spatial variation of the concentration of small ions (< 1.6 nm in diameter) especially in the …

Free molecular collision cross section calculation methods for nanoparticles and complex ions with energy accommodation

C Larriba, CJ Hogan Jr - Journal of Computational Physics, 2013 - Elsevier
The structures of nanoparticles, macromolecules, and molecular clusters in gas phase
environments are often studied via measurement of collision cross sections. To directly …