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The effect of acid–base clustering and ions on the growth of atmospheric nano-particles

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  • Katrianne Lehtipalo

    (University of Helsinki
    Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute)

  • Linda Rondo

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt)

  • Jenni Kontkanen

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Siegfried Schobesberger

    (University of Helsinki
    Present address: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA)

  • Tuija Jokinen

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Nina Sarnela

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Andreas Kürten

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt)

  • Sebastian Ehrhart

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt
    CERN)

  • Alessandro Franchin

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Tuomo Nieminen

    (University of Helsinki
    Helsinki Institute of Physics, University of Helsinki)

  • Francesco Riccobono

    (Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute
    Present address: Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, Italy)

  • Mikko Sipilä

    (University of Helsinki
    Helsinki Institute of Physics, University of Helsinki)

  • Taina Yli-Juuti

    (University of Helsinki
    University of Eastern Finland)

  • Jonathan Duplissy

    (University of Helsinki
    CERN
    Helsinki Institute of Physics, University of Helsinki)

  • Alexey Adamov

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Lars Ahlm

    (Stockholm University)

  • João Almeida

    (CERN
    SIM, University of Lisbon and University of Beira Interior)

  • Antonio Amorim

    (SIM, University of Lisbon and University of Beira Interior)

  • Federico Bianchi

    (Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute
    Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich)

  • Martin Breitenlechner

    (Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics)

  • Josef Dommen

    (Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute)

  • Andrew J. Downard

    (California Institute of Technology)

  • Eimear M. Dunne

    (School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
    Finnish Meteorological Institute, Atmospheric Research Centre of Eastern Finland)

  • Richard C. Flagan

    (California Institute of Technology)

  • Roberto Guida

    (SIM, University of Lisbon and University of Beira Interior)

  • Jani Hakala

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Armin Hansel

    (Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics
    Ionicon Analytik GmbH)

  • Werner Jud

    (Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics)

  • Juha Kangasluoma

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Veli-Matti Kerminen

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Helmi Keskinen

    (University of Helsinki
    University of Eastern Finland
    Present address: SMEARII Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Hyytiäläntie 124, Korkeakoski FI 35500, Finland)

  • Jaeseok Kim

    (University of Eastern Finland
    Present address: rctic Research Center, Korea Polar Research Institute, 26 Songdomirae-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea)

  • Jasper Kirkby

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt)

  • Agnieszka Kupc

    (University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics)

  • Oona Kupiainen-Määttä

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Ari Laaksonen

    (University of Eastern Finland
    Finnish Meteorological Institute)

  • Michael J. Lawler

    (University of Eastern Finland
    University of California)

  • Markus Leiminger

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt)

  • Serge Mathot

    (CERN)

  • Tinja Olenius

    (University of Helsinki
    Present address: Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES) & Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Ismael K. Ortega

    (University of Helsinki
    Present address: Onera-The French Aerospace Lab, F-91761 Palaiseau, France)

  • Antti Onnela

    (CERN)

  • Tuukka Petäjä

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Arnaud Praplan

    (University of Helsinki
    Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute)

  • Matti P. Rissanen

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Taina Ruuskanen

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Filipe D. Santos

    (SIM, University of Lisbon and University of Beira Interior)

  • Simon Schallhart

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Ralf Schnitzhofer

    (Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics)

  • Mario Simon

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt)

  • James N. Smith

    (University of Eastern Finland
    University of California)

  • Jasmin Tröstl

    (Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute)

  • Georgios Tsagkogeorgas

    (Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research)

  • António Tomé

    (SIM, University of Lisbon and University of Beira Interior)

  • Petri Vaattovaara

    (University of Eastern Finland)

  • Hanna Vehkamäki

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Aron E. Vrtala

    (University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics)

  • Paul E. Wagner

    (University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics)

  • Christina Williamson

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt
    Present address: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA and Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA)

  • Daniela Wimmer

    (University of Helsinki
    Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt)

  • Paul M. Winkler

    (University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics)

  • Annele Virtanen

    (University of Eastern Finland)

  • Neil M. Donahue

    (Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University)

  • Kenneth S. Carslaw

    (School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds)

  • Urs Baltensperger

    (Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute)

  • Ilona Riipinen

    (Stockholm University)

  • Joachim Curtius

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt)

  • Douglas R. Worsnop

    (University of Helsinki
    University of Eastern Finland
    Finnish Meteorological Institute, Atmospheric Research Centre of Eastern Finland
    Aerodyne Research Inc.)

  • Markku Kulmala

    (University of Helsinki
    Helsinki Institute of Physics, University of Helsinki)

Abstract

The growth of freshly formed aerosol particles can be the bottleneck in their survival to cloud condensation nuclei. It is therefore crucial to understand how particles grow in the atmosphere. Insufficient experimental data has impeded a profound understanding of nano-particle growth under atmospheric conditions. Here we study nano-particle growth in the CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving OUtdoors Droplets) chamber, starting from the formation of molecular clusters. We present measured growth rates at sub-3 nm sizes with different atmospherically relevant concentrations of sulphuric acid, water, ammonia and dimethylamine. We find that atmospheric ions and small acid-base clusters, which are not generally accounted for in the measurement of sulphuric acid vapour, can participate in the growth process, leading to enhanced growth rates. The availability of compounds capable of stabilizing sulphuric acid clusters governs the magnitude of these effects and thus the exact growth mechanism. We bring these observations into a coherent framework and discuss their significance in the atmosphere.

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  • Katrianne Lehtipalo & Linda Rondo & Jenni Kontkanen & Siegfried Schobesberger & Tuija Jokinen & Nina Sarnela & Andreas Kürten & Sebastian Ehrhart & Alessandro Franchin & Tuomo Nieminen & Francesco Ric, 2016. "The effect of acid–base clustering and ions on the growth of atmospheric nano-particles," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-9, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms11594
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11594
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    1. Shuai Jiang & Yi-Rong Liu & Teng Huang & Ya-Juan Feng & Chun-Yu Wang & Zhong-Quan Wang & Bin-Jing Ge & Quan-Sheng Liu & Wei-Ran Guang & Wei Huang, 2022. "Towards fully ab initio simulation of atmospheric aerosol nucleation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.

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