Articles | Volume 16, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-2641-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-2641-2016
Research article
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03 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 03 Mar 2016

Nucleation and growth of sub-3 nm particles in the polluted urban atmosphere of a megacity in China

Huan Yu, Luyu Zhou, Liang Dai, Wenchao Shen, Wei Dai, Jun Zheng, Yan Ma, and Mindong Chen

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AR by Huan Yu on behalf of the Authors (13 Sep 2015)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (18 Oct 2015) by Markku Kulmala
AR by Huan Yu on behalf of the Authors (02 Nov 2015)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (24 Nov 2015) by Markku Kulmala
AR by Huan Yu on behalf of the Authors (03 Dec 2015)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (14 Dec 2015) by Markku Kulmala
AR by Huan Yu on behalf of the Authors (11 Jan 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (14 Feb 2016) by Markku Kulmala
AR by Huan Yu on behalf of the Authors (15 Feb 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (22 Feb 2016) by Markku Kulmala
AR by Huan Yu on behalf of the Authors (22 Feb 2016)
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Short summary
New particle formation is an important source of atmospheric aerosols. We conducted size- and time-dependent nucleation rate and growth rate measurements of sub-3 nm particles in the urban atmosphere. We observed that growth rate could be very high between 1 and 3 nm and did not increase monotonically with particle size. This was interpreted as the solvation effect of organic vapor in inorganic nuclei. The growth rate behavior gives new insight into cluster dynamics in polluted environments.
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