Seasonal variation of peroxyacetylnitrate (PAN) in coastal Antarctica measured with a new instrument for the detection of sub-part per trillion mixing ratios of PAN

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Mills, G. P., Sturges, W.T., Salmon, R.A., Bauguitte, S.J.-B., Read, K.A., Bandy, B.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus 2007
• Subjects: Atmospheric Sciences; Chemistry; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Halley Research Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11834/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11834/1/acp-7-4589-2007.pdf; http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/4589/2007/acp-7-4589-2007.pdf

An automated gas chromatograph with sample pre-concentration for the measurement of peroxyacetylnitrate (PAN) was constructed with a minimum detection limit below 1 pptv. This instrument was deployed at the British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station, Antarctica (75.6 degrees S, 26.6 deg...