Direct detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on a molecular composition level in summertime ambient aerosol via proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry

Reinecke, Tobias; Leiminger, Markus; Klinger, Andreas; Müller, Markus

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-2-225-2024

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Direct detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on a molecular composition level in summertime ambient aerosol via proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry

Tobias Reinecke, Markus Leiminger, Andreas Klinger, and Markus Müller

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