primary aerosol

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08529
Aerosol generated by a nebulizer.
Note:
Usually, primary aerosols contain coarse droplets, they are polydisperse in terms of drop diameters and they are turbulent.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 647. (Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)) on page 729 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'primary aerosol' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08529 RIS BibTex EndNote
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