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| − | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">( | + | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' Aitken nucleus counter.) An instrument developed by John Aitken for determining the [[dust]] content of the [[atmosphere]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">A sample of air is mixed in an expandable chamber with a larger volume of dust-free air containing [[water vapor]]. Upon sudden expansion, the air in the chamber cools [[adiabatic process|adiabatically]] below its [[dewpoint]], and [[droplets]] form with the dust particles as nuclei. A portion of these droplets settle on a ruled plate in the instrument and are counted with the aid of a microscope. <br/>''See'' [[dust counter]].</div><br/> </div><div class="reference">Aitken, J. 1923. Collected Scientific Papers. 236–246. </div><br/> |
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Aitken dust counter
(Or Aitken nucleus counter.) An instrument developed by John Aitken for determining the dust content of the atmosphere.
A sample of air is mixed in an expandable chamber with a larger volume of dust-free air containing water vapor. Upon sudden expansion, the air in the chamber cools adiabatically below its dewpoint, and droplets form with the dust particles as nuclei. A portion of these droplets settle on a ruled plate in the instrument and are counted with the aid of a microscope.
See dust counter.
See dust counter.
Aitken, J. 1923. Collected Scientific Papers. 236–246.
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