Aerosol Impact Spectrometer (VIDEO)

University of California - San Diego

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A custom-built aerosol impact spectrometer from UC San Diego Professor of Chemistry Robert Continetti's lab. Ice grains impact the microchannel plate detector (far right) at hypervelocity speeds, which can then be characterized in-situ.

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Robert Continetti lab / UC San Diego

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