The real part of the refractive indices and effective densities for  chemically segregated ambient aerosols in Guangzhou measured by a single-particle  aerosol mass spectrometer

Zhang, Guohua; Bi, Xinhui; Qiu, Ning; Han, Bingxue; Lin, Qinhao; Peng, Long; Chen, Duohong; Wang, Xinming; Peng, Ping'an; Sheng, Guoying; Zhou, Zhen

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-2631-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-2631-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-2631-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 4

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03 Mar 2016

Research article |

| 03 Mar 2016

The real part of the refractive indices and effective densities for chemically segregated ambient aerosols in Guangzhou measured by a single-particle aerosol mass spectrometer

Guohua Zhang, Xinhui Bi, Ning Qiu, Bingxue Han, Qinhao Lin, Long Peng, Duohong Chen, Xinming Wang, Ping'an Peng, Guoying Sheng, and Zhen Zhou

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RC C11242: 'Referee Comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Jan 2016
- AC C12426: 'Response to Referee #1', Xinhui Bi, 15 Feb 2016
RC C11262: 'Review of "The real part of the refractive indices and effectiveite densities for chemically segregated ambient aerosols in Guangzhou by a single particle aerosol mass spectrometer"', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Jan 2016
- AC C12429: 'Response to Referee #2', Xinhui Bi, 15 Feb 2016
- AC C12434: 'Response to Referee #2', Xinhui Bi, 15 Feb 2016

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AR by Xinhui Bi on behalf of the Authors (15 Feb 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (22 Feb 2016) by Andreas Hofzumahaus

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This paper first presents an estimate of the real part of the refractive indices and effective densities of chemically segregated aerosols in China. The results indicate the presence of spherical or nearly spherical shape for the majority of particle types. While sharing refractive index in a narrow range (1.47–1.53), they exhibited a wide range of effective density (0.87–1.51). Detailed relationship between physical and chemical properties benefits future research on visibility and climate.