The effect of acid–base clustering and ions on the growth of atmospheric nano-particles

Katrianne Lehtipalo (), Linda Rondo, Jenni Kontkanen, Siegfried Schobesberger, Tuija Jokinen, Nina Sarnela, Andreas Kürten, Sebastian Ehrhart, Alessandro Franchin, Tuomo Nieminen, Francesco Riccobono, Mikko Sipilä, Taina Yli-Juuti, Jonathan Duplissy, Alexey Adamov, Lars Ahlm, João Almeida, Antonio Amorim, Federico Bianchi, Martin Breitenlechner, Josef Dommen, Andrew J. Downard, Eimear M. Dunne, Richard C. Flagan, Roberto Guida, Jani Hakala, Armin Hansel, Werner Jud, Juha Kangasluoma, Veli-Matti Kerminen, Helmi Keskinen, Jaeseok Kim, Jasper Kirkby, Agnieszka Kupc, Oona Kupiainen-Määttä, Ari Laaksonen, Michael J. Lawler, Markus Leiminger, Serge Mathot, Tinja Olenius, Ismael K. Ortega, Antti Onnela, Tuukka Petäjä, Arnaud Praplan, Matti P. Rissanen, Taina Ruuskanen, Filipe D. Santos, Simon Schallhart, Ralf Schnitzhofer, Mario Simon, James N. Smith, Jasmin Tröstl, Georgios Tsagkogeorgas, António Tomé, Petri Vaattovaara, Hanna Vehkamäki, Aron E. Vrtala, Paul E. Wagner, Christina Williamson, Daniela Wimmer, Paul M. Winkler, Annele Virtanen, Neil M. Donahue, Kenneth S. Carslaw, Urs Baltensperger, Ilona Riipinen, Joachim Curtius, Douglas R. Worsnop and Markku Kulmala
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Katrianne Lehtipalo: University of Helsinki
Linda Rondo: Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt
Jenni Kontkanen: University of Helsinki
Siegfried Schobesberger: University of Helsinki
Tuija Jokinen: University of Helsinki
Nina Sarnela: University of Helsinki
Andreas Kürten: Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt
Sebastian Ehrhart: Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt
Alessandro Franchin: University of Helsinki
Tuomo Nieminen: University of Helsinki
Francesco Riccobono: Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute
Mikko Sipilä: University of Helsinki
Taina Yli-Juuti: University of Helsinki
Jonathan Duplissy: University of Helsinki
Alexey Adamov: University of Helsinki
Lars Ahlm: Stockholm University
João Almeida: CERN
Antonio Amorim: SIM, University of Lisbon and University of Beira Interior
Federico Bianchi: Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute
Martin Breitenlechner: Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics
Josef Dommen: Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute
Andrew J. Downard: California Institute of Technology
Eimear M. Dunne: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Richard C. Flagan: California Institute of Technology
Roberto Guida: SIM, University of Lisbon and University of Beira Interior
Jani Hakala: University of Helsinki
Armin Hansel: Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics
Werner Jud: Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics
Juha Kangasluoma: University of Helsinki
Veli-Matti Kerminen: University of Helsinki
Helmi Keskinen: University of Helsinki
Jaeseok Kim: University of Eastern Finland
Jasper Kirkby: Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt
Agnieszka Kupc: University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics
Oona Kupiainen-Määttä: University of Helsinki
Ari Laaksonen: University of Eastern Finland
Michael J. Lawler: University of Eastern Finland
Markus Leiminger: Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt
Serge Mathot: CERN
Tinja Olenius: University of Helsinki
Ismael K. Ortega: University of Helsinki
Antti Onnela: CERN
Tuukka Petäjä: University of Helsinki
Arnaud Praplan: University of Helsinki
Matti P. Rissanen: University of Helsinki
Taina Ruuskanen: University of Helsinki
Filipe D. Santos: SIM, University of Lisbon and University of Beira Interior
Simon Schallhart: University of Helsinki
Ralf Schnitzhofer: Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics
Mario Simon: Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt
James N. Smith: University of Eastern Finland
Jasmin Tröstl: Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute
Georgios Tsagkogeorgas: Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
António Tomé: SIM, University of Lisbon and University of Beira Interior
Petri Vaattovaara: University of Eastern Finland
Hanna Vehkamäki: University of Helsinki
Aron E. Vrtala: University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics
Paul E. Wagner: University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics
Christina Williamson: Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt
Daniela Wimmer: University of Helsinki
Paul M. Winkler: University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics
Annele Virtanen: University of Eastern Finland
Neil M. Donahue: Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University
Kenneth S. Carslaw: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Urs Baltensperger: Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute
Ilona Riipinen: Stockholm University
Joachim Curtius: Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University of Frankfurt
Douglas R. Worsnop: University of Helsinki
Markku Kulmala: University of Helsinki

Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract The growth of freshly formed aerosol particles can be the bottleneck in their survival to cloud condensation nuclei. It is therefore crucial to understand how particles grow in the atmosphere. Insufficient experimental data has impeded a profound understanding of nano-particle growth under atmospheric conditions. Here we study nano-particle growth in the CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving OUtdoors Droplets) chamber, starting from the formation of molecular clusters. We present measured growth rates at sub-3 nm sizes with different atmospherically relevant concentrations of sulphuric acid, water, ammonia and dimethylamine. We find that atmospheric ions and small acid-base clusters, which are not generally accounted for in the measurement of sulphuric acid vapour, can participate in the growth process, leading to enhanced growth rates. The availability of compounds capable of stabilizing sulphuric acid clusters governs the magnitude of these effects and thus the exact growth mechanism. We bring these observations into a coherent framework and discuss their significance in the atmosphere.

Date: 2016
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