Understanding the Mechanisms of Salt Formation in New Particle Formation and Growth

• Main Author: Chee, Sabrina
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Advisors; Atmospheric aerosols; Atoms & subatomic particles; Chemistry; Experiments; Funding; Graduate students; Hydrogen bonds; Mass spectrometry; Nanoparticles; Nanoscience; Nitrates; Professional development; Scholarships & fellowships; Scientific imaging; Software; Standard deviation; Teaching assistants; Volatility

Atmospheric nanoparticle formation and growth processes are major sources of uncertainty in our understanding of global climate. However, nanoparticle composition is notoriously difficult to measure below 30~nm due to their incredibly low mass, and so a full understanding of the compounds that contr...