Ultrasonic nebulization for the elemental analysis of microgram-level samples with offline aerosol mass spectrometry

O'Brien, Rachel E.; Ridley, Kelsey J.; Canagaratna, Manjula R.; Jayne, John T.; Croteau, Philip L.; Worsnop, Douglas R.; Budisulistiorini, Sri Hapsari; Surratt, Jason D.; Follett, Christopher L.; Repeta, Daniel J.; Kroll, Jesse H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1659-2019

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1659-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1659-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

Research article

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14 Mar 2019

Research article |

| 14 Mar 2019

Ultrasonic nebulization for the elemental analysis of microgram-level samples with offline aerosol mass spectrometry

Rachel E. O'Brien, Kelsey J. Ridley, Manjula R. Canagaratna, John T. Jayne, Philip L. Croteau, Douglas R. Worsnop, Sri Hapsari Budisulistiorini, Jason D. Surratt, Christopher L. Follett, Daniel J. Repeta, and Jesse H. Kroll

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RC1: 'Review of „Ultrasonic Nebulization for the Elemental Analysis of Microgram Level Samples with Offline Aerosol Mass Spectrometry”', Anonymous Referee #3, 20 Nov 2018
- AC1: 'Response to RC1', Rachel O'Brien, 14 Jan 2019
RC2: 'Comments on offline AMS technique', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Nov 2018
- AC2: 'Response to RC2', Rachel O'Brien, 14 Jan 2019
RC3: 'referee's comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 28 Nov 2018
- AC3: 'Response to RC3', Rachel O'Brien, 14 Jan 2019
RC4: 'Comment on O’Brien et al.', Anonymous Referee #4, 05 Dec 2018
- AC4: 'Response to RC4', Rachel O'Brien, 14 Jan 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Rachel O'Brien on behalf of the Authors (25 Jan 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 Jan 2019) by Keding Lu

ED: Publish as is (11 Feb 2019) by Keding Lu

AR by Rachel O'Brien on behalf of the Authors (20 Feb 2019) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Analysis of the elemental composition of organic mixtures can provide insights into the sources and aging of environmental samples. Here we describe a method that allows characterization of this type of material using micrograms of material by a combination of a small-volume ultrasonic nebulizer and an aerosol mass spectrometer. This technique enables rapid analysis of complex organic mixtures using approximately an order of magnitude less sample than standard analyses.