tertiary aerosol

in an inductively-coupled plasma spectrometer
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Aerosol that reaches an inductively-coupled plasma.
Note:
Such aerosols are finer, less polydispersed and less turbulent than primary aerosols.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 735 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)