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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Aerosol Measurement Equipment

Aerosol property measurements provide composition measurements and environmental monitoring capabilities.

Ultra High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer
Measures particle size distributions from 55 nm to 1 micron at 3 nm resolution in real time.
Contact: Prof. Shelly Miller, shelly.miller@colorado.edu

Aerodynamic Particle Sizer
Measures from 0.5 to 20 µm in real time.
Contact: Prof. Shelly Miller, shelly.miller@colorado.edu

Micro-Orifice Uniform Deposition Impactor
Size segregated mass samples on filters, from 0.18 to 18 µm time-averaged samples.
Contact: Prof. Shelly Miller, shelly.miller@colorado.edu

CO and CO2 monitoring
Contact: Prof. Shelly Miller, shelly.miller@colorado.edu

Temperature and Relative Humidity controlled glove box
Makes measurements down to 20ug.
Contact: Prof. Mike Hannigan, Michael.hannigan@colorado.edu

Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer
Detects and quantifies trace organic molecules between 50 and 500 amu.
Contact: Prof. Mike Hannigan, Michael.hannigan@colorado.edu