Influence of soot aerosol properties on the counting efficiency of instruments used for the periodic technical inspection of diesel vehicles

Hammer, Tobias; Roos, Diana; Giechaskiel, Barouch; Melas, Anastasios; Vasilatou, Konstantina

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-2-261-2024

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Influence of soot aerosol properties on the counting efficiency of instruments used for the periodic technical inspection of diesel vehicles

Tobias Hammer, Diana Roos, Barouch Giechaskiel, Anastasios Melas, and Konstantina Vasilatou

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