Static secondary ion mass spectrometry as a new analytical tool for measuring atmospheric particles on insulating substrates

The paper presents static secondary ion mass spectrometry (S-SIMS) analyses of aerosol particles, which have been collected on an insulating polycarbonate filter (nuclepore) using a two-stage streaker sampler. A method was developed to analyze one streaker sample in its entirety without the need of cutting the filter. The latter allows the analysis of the same sample set with complementary techniques. Simultaneous detection of low Z atomic ions (Z<11) together with mean Z atomic ions (11