Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 3, 0301001(2021)

Hygroscopic Growth Model and Scattering Characteristics of Two-Particle Agglomerated Aerosol

Fang Gu1、*, Jiahong Zhang2,3, Yunyun Chen1, Jiajia Zhao1, Fenping Cui1, Min Li2,3, and Jing Zhao1
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  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210044, China
  • 2Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center on Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210044, China
  • 3Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Meteorological Observation and Information Processing, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210044, China
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    Based on the single particle aerosol hygroscopic growth model, the hygroscopic growth models of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic two-particle agglomerated aerosols are established, respectively. The scattering characteristics of two types of condensation particles at different relative humidity are calculated by using the discrete dipole approximation method. The results show that in the humidity range of 40%--90%, the scattering coefficient of the hydrophilic two-particle condensed aerosol (e.g., NaCl-NaNO3) has two jumps, and the position and increase of the scattering coefficient jump are closely related to the volume ratio of NaCl-NaNO3 particles. After the second deliquescence, the scattering coefficients of hydrophilic agglomerated particles with different volume ratios show an exponential growth trend with the increase of relative humidity. The greater the volume fraction of NaNO3, the larger the increase in scattering coefficient. For hydrophilic and hydrophobic two-particle agglomerated aerosols (e.g., NaCl-Soot) with different volume ratios, the scattering coefficients show an exponential growth trend with the increase of relative humidity. The larger the NaCl volume ratio, the larger the growth rate of the scattering coefficient. But the relative position relationship between hydrophilic and hydrophobic particles after deliquescence has little effect on the scattering coefficient of agglomerated particles. The above results can provide a reliable theoretical basis for further research on the hygroscopic scattering characteristics of multi-particle aggregated aerosols.

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    Fang Gu, Jiahong Zhang, Yunyun Chen, Jiajia Zhao, Fenping Cui, Min Li, Jing Zhao. Hygroscopic Growth Model and Scattering Characteristics of Two-Particle Agglomerated Aerosol[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(3): 0301001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: May. 6, 2020

    Accepted: Sep. 4, 2020

    Published Online: Feb. 28, 2021

    The Author Email: Gu Fang (gfnuist@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.0301001

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