List of Contributors vii

Preface ix

Part I Overview of Techniques and Applications

1 Analysis of Individual Atmospheric Particles: An Overview of Techniques
Joseph M Conny 3

2 Importance of Microanalysis in Air Quality Studies
Weijun Li, Lei Liu, and Liang Xu 55

3 Importance of Microanalysis in Climate Studies of Atmospheric Aerosol Particles
Cynthia H Twohy 75

Part II Microanalytical Techniques

4 Particle Population Analysis by Automated Scanning Electron Microscopy
Gary S Casuccio 93

5 Characterization of Atmospheric Particles by Electron Energy Loss Spectrometry
Karine Deboudt 113

6 Raman Microspectroscopy of Particles
Sophie Sobanska, Sébastien Bonhommeau, Arnaud Desmedt, and David Talaga 127

7 Atomic Force Microscopy of Individual Particles
Hansol D Lee and Alexei V Tivanski 151

Part III Particle Types and Transformations

8 Transmission Electron Microscopy for Studying Atmospheric Soot Particles
Kouji Adachi 165

9 Microscopy Methods for Organic Composition of Atmospheric Aerosol Particles
Veronica Berta and Lynn M Russell 177

10 Microanalytical Studies of Multiphase Reactions and Particle Aging
Peter A Alpert, Pablo Corral Arroyo, and Markus Ammann 201

11 Microanalysis Techniques to Study Atmospheric Ice Nucleation and Ice Crystal Growth
Daniel A Knopf 223

12 Studying Aerosol Hygroscopicity Using Environmental Electron Microscopy
Evelyn Freney 253

Author Index 261

Subject Index 265