The Particle Into Liquid Sampler (PILS) is an in situ aerosol sampler manufactured by Brechtel Manufacturing Inc. PILS can be utilized by both ground-based and airborne platforms to collect continuous measurements of ambient aerosol bulk composition. The particles sampled by PILS are mixed with saturated water vapor to produce droplets that are analyzed by either an ion chromatograph (IC) or a total organic carbon detector (TOC). PILS can measure aerosol particles with a size range of 70 nm to 2.5 μm and has a time resolution of 3 min for airborne measurements and 15 min for ground-based.
Instrument Details
- Sampler
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Sulfate ParticlesEarth Science > Atmosphere > AerosolsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Organic ParticlesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Nitrate ParticlesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Particulate MatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Chemical Composition
- Land Surface, Troposphere
- 3 min, 15 min
- Point
- N/A
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S1352-2310(02)01015-4
Rodney Weber
Rodney Weber
Brechtel
US Environmental Protection Agency
Unpublished
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