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impaction sampler  

DEFINITION

  • Aerosol particle filter sampler depositing the particles on a substrate by accelerating them in a jet pointing towards the substrate, thereby creating sharply bended streamlines which the particles can't follow. Geometry and jet velocity determine lower size limit of particles sampled.

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https://vocabulary.actris.nilu.no/actris_vocab/impactionsampler

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