Title :
PIXE Analysis of the Composition of Atmospheric Aerosols
Author :
Nottrodt, K.H. ; Georgii, H.W. ; Groeneveld, K.-O. ; Latz, R.
Author_Institution :
Institut fÿr Kernphysik, Institut f. Meteorologie Universitÿt, D 6000 Frankfurt/M., Germany and Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, Germany
Abstract :
Proton induced x-ray emission (PIXE) has been used for elemental analysis of 250 aerosol loaded filter samples collected daily over a period of up to three months at different sites: 1. inner city, 2. residential area, 3. recreation area near city and 4. remote alpine resort area. The time dependence of different elemental concentrations show high correlation with meteorological parameters. Average concentration ratios between site 1, site 3 and site 4 amount to 100 to 10 to 1.
Keywords :
Aerosols; Cities and towns; Europe; Filters; Lead; Manganese; Meteorology; Protons; Sampling methods; Spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1979.4330392
