Articles | Volume 20, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-515-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-515-2020
Research article
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15 Jan 2020
Research article |  | 15 Jan 2020

Multi-generation OH oxidation as a source for highly oxygenated organic molecules from aromatics

Olga Garmash, Matti P. Rissanen, Iida Pullinen, Sebastian Schmitt, Oskari Kausiala, Ralf Tillmann, Defeng Zhao, Carl Percival, Thomas J. Bannan, Michael Priestley, Åsa M. Hallquist, Einhard Kleist, Astrid Kiendler-Scharr, Mattias Hallquist, Torsten Berndt, Gordon McFiggans, Jürgen Wildt, Thomas F. Mentel, and Mikael Ehn

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AR by Olga Garmash on behalf of the Authors (04 Nov 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (08 Nov 2019) by Nga Lee Ng
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EA: Adjustments approved (12 Jan 2020) by Nga Lee Ng
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Highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOMs) facilitate aerosol formation in the atmosphere. Using NO3 chemical ionization mass spectrometry we investigated HOM composition and yield in oxidation of aromatic compounds at different reactant concentrations, in the presence of NOx and seed aerosol. Higher OH concentrations increased HOM yield, suggesting multiple oxidation steps, and affected HOM composition, potentially explaining in part discrepancies in published secondary organic aerosol yields.
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