A wavelength-dispersive instrument for characterizing fluorescence and
scattering spectra of individual aerosol particles on a substrate

Huffman, Donald R.; Swanson, Benjamin E.; Huffman, J. Alex

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-3987-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-3987-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-3987-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 8

Research article

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23 Aug 2016

Research article |

| 23 Aug 2016

A wavelength-dispersive instrument for characterizing fluorescence and scattering spectra of individual aerosol particles on a substrate

Donald R. Huffman, Benjamin E. Swanson, and J. Alex Huffman

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RC1: 'Comments on MS by Huffman, Swanson and Huffman', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Jun 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Referee #1', Alex Huffman, 29 Jul 2016
RC2: 'Review of Huffman et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Jul 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Referee #2', Alex Huffman, 29 Jul 2016

Short summary

We describe a low-cost instrument to characterize fluorescence and spectral properties of single particles collected onto a substrate. The instrument combines relatively old astronomy concepts with a new platform applied especially toward the analysis of bioaerosols. We discuss a laboratory-based instrument as well as an iPhone-enabled device that could encourage collaborations with citizen scientists for expanded data collection and at a cost orders of magnitude less than existing instruments.