A double inversion: Size and time resolved growth rates for aerosol particles in the CERN CLOUD experiment
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An integrated analysis of multiple instruments measuring concentrations of aerosol particles in the CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets) chamber at CERN obtains size and time dependent growth rates. A matrix inversion is performed twice: first to get size distributions from measured concentrations using instrument transfer functions; secondly to get growth rates from size distributions using the aerosol general dynamic equation (GDE).
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