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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">David, J., D'Angelo, L., Simon, M., and Vogel, A. L.: Real-time organic aerosol characterization via Orbitrap mass spectrometry in urban and agricultural environments, EGUsphere [preprint],
<a href="https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2243">https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2243</a>, 2025. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Abstract</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">. Mass spectrometry techniques traditionally deployed in the field often operate at low mass resolution, making it hard to unambiguously identify and attribute
organic molecules. In this regard, in-situ, accurate and precise online mass-spectrometric measurements of organic molecules in atmospheric organic aerosol (OA) are essential for understanding its sources, formation and chemical composition. In this study,
we demonstrate the field applicability of a high-resolution (Orbitrap) mass spectrometer with Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization (APCI-Orbitrap-MS) for real-time ambient OA measurements, achieving online, molecular resolution at atmospherically relevant
concentrations with a high temporal resolution of 1 s, mass resolution of R=120,000 at <i>m/z</i> 200, and mass accuracy of ±1.5</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ppm. These features
enable chemically reliable measurements in environments that are exhibiting chemically complex aerosol composition, through molecular-level detection and identification of anthropogenic pollutants, biogenic and biomass burning tracers. As proof of principle,
we deployed the APCI-Orbitrap-MS for in-situ measurements in a mobile laboratory container at an urban background station at Campus Riedberg (CR, Frankfurt am Main, Germany) and an agricultural field site in Schivenoglia (SKI, Italy) in the heavily polluted
Po Valley. The APCI-Orbitrap-MS showed good agreement with the organic aerosol mass of an aerosol chemical speciation monitor (ACSM), with Pearson's R values of 0.91 and 0.70 for the urban and agricultural sites, respectively. In SKI, we resolved distinct
diurnal variations in compounds such as MBTCA (C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O<sub>6</sub>), a biogenic marker of photochemical aging, and C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>13</sub>O<sub>8</sub>N, an organic nitrate indicative of nighttime chemistry. Additionally, nighttime
biomass burning events were detected frequently, with durations ranging from 10 to 40 minutes, emphasizing the importance of high temporal resolution. During these events we found up to 30 isobaric peaks per unit mass that are baseline-resolved. For the first
time, the hydroxypinonyl ester of cis-pinic acid (C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>28</sub>O<sub>7</sub>) could be measured and confirmed with MS<sup>2</sup> experiments in ambient aerosol by an in-situ method at CR. In addition, laboratory experiments were performed to
confirm the broad applicability of the APCI-Orbitrap-MS for the real-time detection of biogenic and biomass burning tracers, as well as specific anthropogenic pollutants, such as pesticides, organophosphates or organic esters from aircraft lubrication oil.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/pamwiki/publications-using-the-pam-oxidation-flow-reactor?authuser=0">PAM Wiki - Publications Using the PAM Oxidation Flow Reactor</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Andrew Lambe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Principal Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Aerodyne Research, Inc.
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