Articles | Volume 16, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-2631-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-2631-2016
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03 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 03 Mar 2016

The real part of the refractive indices and effective densities for chemically segregated ambient aerosols in Guangzhou measured by a single-particle aerosol mass spectrometer

Guohua Zhang, Xinhui Bi, Ning Qiu, Bingxue Han, Qinhao Lin, Long Peng, Duohong Chen, Xinming Wang, Ping'an Peng, Guoying Sheng, and Zhen Zhou

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This paper first presents an estimate of the real part of the refractive indices and effective densities of chemically segregated aerosols in China. The results indicate the presence of spherical or nearly spherical shape for the majority of particle types. While sharing refractive index in a narrow range (1.47–1.53), they exhibited a wide range of effective density (0.87–1.51). Detailed relationship between physical and chemical properties benefits future research on visibility and climate.
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