Characterization of multiple ACSMs using laboratory secondary organic aerosol generated with a potential aerosol mass oxidation flow reactor

Leah Williams (1) , Andrew Lambe (1) , Philip Croteau (1) , John Jayne (1) , E. Freney (2) , Tanguy Amodeo (3) , Michael Cubison , Julia Schmale , Hilkka Timonen , Laurent Poulain (4) , Iasonas Stavroulas , Axel Eriksson (5) , Stina Ausmeel , François Truong (6) , Yunjiang Zhang (3) , Alexandre Marpillat (7) , Vincent Crenn (7) , Emmanuel Tison (8, 9) , Véronique Riffault (8, 9) , Olivier Favez (3) , Valérie Gros (6) , Douglas Worsnop (1)

1 Aerodyne Research Inc.
2 LaMP - Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique
3 INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques
4 TROPOS - Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
5 Lund University [Lund]
6 LSCE - Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
7 ADDAIR Sté (France)
8 CERI EE - IMT Nord Europe - Centre for Energy and Environment
9 IMT Lille Douai - Ecole nationale supérieure Mines-Télécom Lille Douai

The Aerosol Chemical Monitor Calibration Centre (ACMCC) organized a second large multi-institution inter-comparison of Aerodyne aerosol chemical speciation monitors (ACSMs) at the Laboratory for Climate and Environmental Science (LSCE) near Paris, France during March, 2016. Here, we present the results from multiple quadrupole (Q-ACSM) and time-of flight mass spectrometer (ToF-ACSM) instruments measuring secondary organic aerosol (SOA) generated from OH oxidation of naphthalene in a Potential Aerosol Mass (PAM) oxidation flow reactor. The SOA chemical composition corresponded to 1 to 10 days of atmospheric photo-oxidation and was used to test the variability in the mass spectra among 6 ToF-ACSMs, 4 QACSMs and a high-resolution aerosol mass spectrometer (HRAMS), particularly the variability in f44 (ratio of the signal at m/z 44 to total organics). Results from two weeks of ambient sampling will also be discussed.

Domains: Environmental Sciences

Leah Williams, Andrew Lambe, Philip Croteau, John Jayne, E. Freney, et al.. Characterization of multiple ACSMs using laboratory secondary organic aerosol generated with a potential aerosol mass oxidation flow reactor. 35. AAAR annual conference, Oct 2016, Portland, United States. ⟨ineris-01854713⟩