The Particle Into Liquid Sampler (PILS) is an in situ aerosol sampler manufactured by Brechtel Manufacturing Inc. PILS can be used by both ground-based and airborne platforms to gather continuous data on ambient aerosol bulk composition. The particles collected by PILS are mixed with saturated water vapor to form droplets that are analyzed by either an ion chromatograph (IC) or a total organic carbon detector (TOC). PILS can detect aerosol particles ranging from 70 nm to 2.5 μm in size and offers a time resolution of 3 minutes for airborne measurements and 15 minutes for ground-based measurements.


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Unpublished
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