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  1. Article ; Online: Clustgrams

    Luosto Panu / Kontkanen Petri

    Open Computer Science, Vol 1, Iss 4, Pp 466-

    an extension to histogram densities based on the minimum description length principle

    2011  Volume 481

    Keywords density estimation ; minimum description length (mdl) principle ; clustering ; histograms ; Electronic computers. Computer science ; QA75.5-76.95
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher De Gruyter
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article: NML computation algorithms for tree-structured multinomial Bayesian networks.

    Kontkanen, Petri / Wettig, Hannes / Myllymäki, Petri

    EURASIP journal on bioinformatics & systems biology

    2008  , Page(s) 90947

    Abstract: Typical problems in bioinformatics involve large discrete datasets. Therefore, in order to apply statistical methods in such domains, it is important to develop efficient algorithms suitable for discrete data. The minimum description length (MDL) ... ...

    Abstract Typical problems in bioinformatics involve large discrete datasets. Therefore, in order to apply statistical methods in such domains, it is important to develop efficient algorithms suitable for discrete data. The minimum description length (MDL) principle is a theoretically well-founded, general framework for performing statistical inference. The mathematical formalization of MDL is based on the normalized maximum likelihood (NML) distribution, which has several desirable theoretical properties. In the case of discrete data, straightforward computation of the NML distribution requires exponential time with respect to the sample size, since the definition involves a sum over all the possible data samples of a fixed size. In this paper, we first review some existing algorithms for efficient NML computation in the case of multinomial and naive Bayes model families. Then we proceed by extending these algorithms to more complex, tree-structured Bayesian networks.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2008-04-02
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2233385-X
    ISSN 1687-4153 ; 1687-4145
    ISSN (online) 1687-4153
    ISSN 1687-4145
    DOI 10.1155/2007/90947
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  3. Article ; Online: NML Computation Algorithms for Tree-Structured Multinomial Bayesian Networks

    Petri Myllymäki / Hannes Wettig / Petri Kontkanen

    EURASIP Journal on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Vol

    2008  Volume 2007

    Abstract: Typical problems in bioinformatics involve large discrete datasets. Therefore, in order to apply statistical methods in such domains, it is important to develop efficient algorithms suitable for discrete data. The minimum description length (MDL) ... ...

    Abstract Typical problems in bioinformatics involve large discrete datasets. Therefore, in order to apply statistical methods in such domains, it is important to develop efficient algorithms suitable for discrete data. The minimum description length (MDL) principle is a theoretically well-founded, general framework for performing statistical inference. The mathematical formalization of MDL is based on the normalized maximum likelihood (NML) distribution, which has several desirable theoretical properties. In the case of discrete data, straightforward computation of the NML distribution requires exponential time with respect to the sample size, since the definition involves a sum over all the possible data samples of a fixed size. In this paper, we first review some existing algorithms for efficient NML computation in the case of multinomial and naive Bayes model families. Then we proceed by extending these algorithms to more complex, tree-structured Bayesian networks.
    Keywords Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering ; TK1-9971 ; Technology ; T ; DOAJ:Electrical and Nuclear Engineering ; DOAJ:Technology and Engineering ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; Science ; Q ; DOAJ:Biology ; DOAJ:Biology and Life Sciences
    Subject code 006
    Language English
    Publishing date 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Springer
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  4. Article ; Online: NML Computation Algorithms for Tree-Structured Multinomial Bayesian Networks

    Kontkanen Petri / Wettig Hannes / Myllymäki Petri

    EURASIP Journal on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Vol 2007, Iss 1, p

    2007  Volume 90947

    Abstract: Typical problems in bioinformatics involve large discrete datasets. Therefore, in order to apply statistical methods in such domains, it is important to develop efficient algorithms suitable for discrete data. The minimum description length (MDL) ... ...

    Abstract Typical problems in bioinformatics involve large discrete datasets. Therefore, in order to apply statistical methods in such domains, it is important to develop efficient algorithms suitable for discrete data. The minimum description length (MDL) principle is a theoretically well-founded, general framework for performing statistical inference. The mathematical formalization of MDL is based on the normalized maximum likelihood (NML) distribution, which has several desirable theoretical properties. In the case of discrete data, straightforward computation of the NML distribution requires exponential time with respect to the sample size, since the definition involves a sum over all the possible data samples of a fixed size. In this paper, we first review some existing algorithms for efficient NML computation in the case of multinomial and naive Bayes model families. Then we proceed by extending these algorithms to more complex, tree-structured Bayesian networks.
    Keywords Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ; R858-859.7 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 006
    Language English
    Publishing date 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Springer
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  5. Article: Antipsychotic drug treatment induces differential gene expression in the rat cortex.

    Kontkanen, Outi / Törönen, Petri / Lakso, Merja / Wong, Garry / Castrén, Eero

    Journal of neurochemistry

    2002  Volume 83, Issue 5, Page(s) 1043–1053

    Abstract: Antipsychotic drug treatment is known to modulate gene expression in experimental animals. In this study, candidate target genes for antipsychotic drug action were searched using microarrays after acute clozapine treatment (1, 6 and 24 h) in the rat ... ...

    Abstract Antipsychotic drug treatment is known to modulate gene expression in experimental animals. In this study, candidate target genes for antipsychotic drug action were searched using microarrays after acute clozapine treatment (1, 6 and 24 h) in the rat prefrontal cortex. Microarray data clustering with a self-organizing map algorithm revealed differential expression of genes involved in presynaptic function following acute clozapine treatment. The differential expression of 35 genes most profoundly regulated in expression arrays was further examined using in situ hybridization following acute clozapine, and chronic clozapine and haloperidol treatments. Acute administration of clozapine regulated the expression of chromogranin A, synaptotagmin V and calcineurin A mRNAs in the cortex. Chronic clozapine treatment induced differential cortical expression of chromogranin A, son of sevenless (SoS) and Sec-1. Chronic treatment with haloperidol regulated the mRNA expression of inhibitor of DNA-binding 2 (ID-2) and Rab-12. Furthermore, the expression of visinin-like proteins-1, -2 and -3 was regulated by chronic drug treatments in various brain regions. Our data suggest that acute and chronic treatments with haloperidol and clozapine modulate the expression of genes involved in synaptic function and in regulation of intracellular Ca2+ in cortex.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antipsychotic Agents/pharmacology ; Calcineurin/genetics ; Calcineurin/metabolism ; Calcium-Binding Proteins/genetics ; Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Cerebral Cortex/chemistry ; Cerebral Cortex/drug effects ; Cerebral Cortex/metabolism ; Chromogranin A ; Chromogranins/genetics ; Chromogranins/metabolism ; Clozapine/pharmacology ; DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics ; DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects ; Gene Expression Regulation/physiology ; Haloperidol/pharmacology ; In Situ Hybridization ; Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 2 ; Male ; Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics ; Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism ; Munc18 Proteins ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Repressor Proteins ; Son of Sevenless Proteins/genetics ; Son of Sevenless Proteins/metabolism ; Synaptotagmins ; Transcription Factors/genetics ; Transcription Factors/metabolism ; Vesicular Transport Proteins/genetics ; Vesicular Transport Proteins/metabolism ; rab GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics ; rab GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Antipsychotic Agents ; Calcium-Binding Proteins ; Chromogranin A ; Chromogranins ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; Id2 protein, rat ; Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 2 ; Membrane Glycoproteins ; Munc18 Proteins ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; RNA, Messenger ; Repressor Proteins ; Son of Sevenless Proteins ; Syt5 protein, rat ; Transcription Factors ; Vesicular Transport Proteins ; Synaptotagmins (134193-27-4) ; Calcineurin (EC 3.1.3.16) ; rab GTP-Binding Proteins (EC 3.6.5.2) ; Clozapine (J60AR2IKIC) ; Haloperidol (J6292F8L3D)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2002-08-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80158-6
    ISSN 1471-4159 ; 0022-3042 ; 1474-1644
    ISSN (online) 1471-4159
    ISSN 0022-3042 ; 1474-1644
    DOI 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.01213.x
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  6. Article ; Online: The effect of acid-base clustering and ions on the growth of atmospheric nano-particles.

    Lehtipalo, Katrianne / Rondo, Linda / Kontkanen, Jenni / Schobesberger, Siegfried / Jokinen, Tuija / Sarnela, Nina / Kürten, Andreas / Ehrhart, Sebastian / Franchin, Alessandro / Nieminen, Tuomo / Riccobono, Francesco / Sipilä, Mikko / Yli-Juuti, Taina / Duplissy, Jonathan / Adamov, Alexey / Ahlm, Lars / Almeida, João / Amorim, Antonio / Bianchi, Federico /
    Breitenlechner, Martin / Dommen, Josef / Downard, Andrew J / Dunne, Eimear M / Flagan, Richard C / Guida, Roberto / Hakala, Jani / Hansel, Armin / Jud, Werner / Kangasluoma, Juha / Kerminen, Veli-Matti / Keskinen, Helmi / Kim, Jaeseok / Kirkby, Jasper / Kupc, Agnieszka / Kupiainen-Määttä, Oona / Laaksonen, Ari / Lawler, Michael J / Leiminger, Markus / Mathot, Serge / Olenius, Tinja / Ortega, Ismael K / Onnela, Antti / Petäjä, Tuukka / Praplan, Arnaud / Rissanen, Matti P / Ruuskanen, Taina / Santos, Filipe D / Schallhart, Simon / Schnitzhofer, Ralf / Simon, Mario / Smith, James N / Tröstl, Jasmin / Tsagkogeorgas, Georgios / Tomé, António / Vaattovaara, Petri / Vehkamäki, Hanna / Vrtala, Aron E / Wagner, Paul E / Williamson, Christina / Wimmer, Daniela / Winkler, Paul M / Virtanen, Annele / Donahue, Neil M / Carslaw, Kenneth S / Baltensperger, Urs / Riipinen, Ilona / Curtius, Joachim / Worsnop, Douglas R / Kulmala, Markku

    Nature communications

    2016  Volume 7, Page(s) 11594

    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 ... ...

    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.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-05-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/ncomms11594
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  7. Article ; Online: The effect of acid-base clustering and ions on the growth of atmospheric nano-particles

    Lehtipalo, Katrianne / Rondo, Linda / Kontkanen, Jenni / Schobesberger, Siegfried / Jokinen, Tuija / Sarnela, Nina / Kürten, Andreas / Ehrhart, Sebastian / Franchin, Alessandro / Nieminen, Tuomo / Kulmala, Markku / Riccobono, Francesco / Sipila, Mikko / Yli-Juuti, Taina / Duplissy, Jonathan / Adamov, Alexey / Ahlm, Lars / Almeida, Joa˜o / Amorim, Antonio /
    Bianchi, Federico / Breitenlechner, Martin / Dommen, Josef / Downard, Andrew J. / Dunne, Eimear M. / Flagan, Richard C. / Guida, Roberto / Hakala, Jani / Hansel, Armin / Jud, Werner / Kangasluoma, Juha / Kerminen, Veli-Matti / Keskinen, Helmi / Kim, Jaeseok / Kirkby, Jasper / Kupc, Agnieszka / Kupiainen-Määttä, Oona / Laaksonen, Ari / Lawler, Michael J. / Leiminger, Markus / Mathot, Serge / Olenius, Tinja / Ortega, Ismael K. / Onnela, Antti / Petäjä, Tuukka / Praplan, Arnaud / Rissanen, Matti P. / Ruuskanen, Taina / Santos, Filipe D. / Schallhart, Simon / Schnitzhofer, Ralf / Simon, Mario / Smith, James N. / Tröstl, Jasmin / Tsagkogeorgas, Georgios / Tomé, António / Vaattovaara, Petri / Vehkamäki, Hanna / Vrtala, Aron E. / Wagner, Paul E. / Williamson, Christina / Wimmer, Daniela / Winkler, Paul M. / Virtanen, Annele / Donahue, Neil M. / Carslaw, Kenneth S. / Baltensperger, Urs / Riipinen, Ilona / Curtius, Joachim / Worsnop, Douglas R.

    Nature Communications, Volume 7

    2016  

    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 ... ...

    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.
    Keywords Atmospheric chemistry ; Physical chemistry ; 550
    Subject code 540
    Language English
    Publisher London : Nature Publishing Group
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  8. Article ; Online: The effect of acid-base clustering and ions on the growth of atmospheric nano-particles

    Lehtipalo, Katrianne / Rondo, Linda / Kontkanen, Jenni / Schobesberger, Siegfried / Jokinen, Tuija / Sarnela, Nina / Kürten, Andreas / Ehrhart, Sebastian / Franchin, Alessandro / Nieminen, Tuomo / Kulmala, Markku / Riccobono, Francesco / Sipila, Mikko / Yli-Juuti, Taina / Duplissy, Jonathan / Adamov, Alexey / Ahlm, Lars / Almeida, Joa˜o / Amorim, Antonio /
    Bianchi, Federico / Breitenlechner, Martin / Dommen, Josef / Downard, Andrew J. / Dunne, Eimear M. / Flagan, Richard C. / Guida, Roberto / Hakala, Jani / Hansel, Armin / Jud, Werner / Kangasluoma, Juha / Kerminen, Veli-Matti / Keskinen, Helmi / Kim, Jaeseok / Kirkby, Jasper / Kupc, Agnieszka / Kupiainen-Määttä, Oona / Laaksonen, Ari / Lawler, Michael J. / Leiminger, Markus / Mathot, Serge / Olenius, Tinja / Ortega, Ismael K. / Onnela, Antti / Petäjä, Tuukka / Praplan, Arnaud / Rissanen, Matti P. / Ruuskanen, Taina / Santos, Filipe D. / Schallhart, Simon / Schnitzhofer, Ralf / Simon, Mario / Smith, James N. / Tröstl, Jasmin / Tsagkogeorgas, Georgios / Tomé, António / Vaattovaara, Petri / Vehkamäki, Hanna / Vrtala, Aron E. / Wagner, Paul E. / Williamson, Christina / Wimmer, Daniela / Winkler, Paul M. / Virtanen, Annele / Donahue, Neil M. / Carslaw, Kenneth S. / Baltensperger, Urs / Riipinen, Ilona / Curtius, Joachim / Worsnop, Douglas R.

    Nature Communications, Volume 7

    2016  

    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 ... ...

    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.

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    Keywords Atmospheric chemistry ; Physical chemistry ; 550
    Subject code 540
    Language English
    Publisher London : Nature Publishing Group
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  9. Article ; Online: The effect of acid-base clustering and ions on the growth of atmospheric nano-particles

    Lehtipalo, Katrianne / Rondo, Linda / Kontkanen, Jenni / Schobesberger, Siegfried / Jokinen, Tuija / Sarnela, Nina / Kürten, Andreas / Ehrhart, Sebastian / Franchin, Alessandro / Nieminen, Tuomo / Kulmala, Markku / Riccobono, Francesco / Sipila, Mikko / Yli-Juuti, Taina / Duplissy, Jonathan / Adamov, Alexey / Ahlm, Lars / Almeida, Joa˜o / Amorim, Antonio /
    Bianchi, Federico / Breitenlechner, Martin / Dommen, Josef / Downard, Andrew J. / Dunne, Eimear M. / Flagan, Richard C. / Guida, Roberto / Hakala, Jani / Hansel, Armin / Jud, Werner / Kangasluoma, Juha / Kerminen, Veli-Matti / Keskinen, Helmi / Kim, Jaeseok / Kirkby, Jasper / Kupc, Agnieszka / Kupiainen-Määttä, Oona / Laaksonen, Ari / Lawler, Michael J. / Leiminger, Markus / Mathot, Serge / Olenius, Tinja / Ortega, Ismael K. / Onnela, Antti / Petäjä, Tuukka / Praplan, Arnaud / Rissanen, Matti P. / Ruuskanen, Taina / Santos, Filipe D. / Schallhart, Simon / Schnitzhofer, Ralf / Simon, Mario / Smith, James N. / Tröstl, Jasmin / Tsagkogeorgas, Georgios / Tomé, António / Vaattovaara, Petri / Vehkamäki, Hanna / Vrtala, Aron E. / Wagner, Paul E. / Williamson, Christina / Wimmer, Daniela / Winkler, Paul M. / Virtanen, Annele / Donahue, Neil M. / Carslaw, Kenneth S. / Baltensperger, Urs / Riipinen, Ilona / Curtius, Joachim / Worsnop, Douglas R.

    Nature Communications, Volume 7

    2016  

    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 ... ...

    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.

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    Keywords Atmospheric chemistry ; Physical chemistry ; 550
    Subject code 540
    Language English
    Publisher London : Nature Publishing Group
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  10. Article ; Online: The effect of acid-base clustering and ions on the growth of atmospheric nano-particles

    Lehtipalo, Katrianne / Rondo, Linda / Kontkanen, Jenni / Schobesberger, Siegfried / Jokinen, Tuija / Sarnela, Nina / Kürten, Andreas / Ehrhart, Sebastian / Franchin, Alessandro / Nieminen, Tuomo / Kulmala, Markku / Riccobono, Francesco / Sipila, Mikko / Yli-Juuti, Taina / Duplissy, Jonathan / Adamov, Alexey / Ahlm, Lars / Almeida, Joa˜o / Amorim, Antonio /
    Bianchi, Federico / Breitenlechner, Martin / Dommen, Josef / Downard, Andrew J. / Dunne, Eimear M. / Flagan, Richard C. / Guida, Roberto / Hakala, Jani / Hansel, Armin / Jud, Werner / Kangasluoma, Juha / Kerminen, Veli-Matti / Keskinen, Helmi / Kim, Jaeseok / Kirkby, Jasper / Kupc, Agnieszka / Kupiainen-Määttä, Oona / Laaksonen, Ari / Lawler, Michael J. / Leiminger, Markus / Mathot, Serge / Olenius, Tinja / Ortega, Ismael K. / Onnela, Antti / Petäjä, Tuukka / Praplan, Arnaud / Rissanen, Matti P. / Ruuskanen, Taina / Santos, Filipe D. / Schallhart, Simon / Schnitzhofer, Ralf / Simon, Mario / Smith, James N. / Tröstl, Jasmin / Tsagkogeorgas, Georgios / Tomé, António / Vaattovaara, Petri / Vehkamäki, Hanna / Vrtala, Aron E. / Wagner, Paul E. / Williamson, Christina / Wimmer, Daniela / Winkler, Paul M. / Virtanen, Annele / Donahue, Neil M. / Carslaw, Kenneth S. / Baltensperger, Urs / Riipinen, Ilona / Curtius, Joachim / Worsnop, Douglas R.

    Nature Communications, Volume 7

    2016  

    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 ... ...

    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.

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    Keywords Atmospheric chemistry ; Physical chemistry ; 550
    Subject code 540
    Language English
    Publisher London : Nature Publishing Group
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    Document type Article ; Online
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