Our Experimental

PTR-MS
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Integrated Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometer ( PTR-MS ) for Advancements in Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Science by providing Long-Term, High-Resolution Chemical Characterization of Ambient Air in Urban High-Altitude Sites.

Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
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Measures the number size distribution of aerosols from 5-1000 nm in high time and size resolutions in online and realtime mode.

Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
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Measures the number size distribution of aerosols from 5-1000 nm in high time and size resolutions in online and realtime mode.

Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter
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Measures the number of aerosols capable of forming cloud condensation nuclei in the atmosphere under different prevailing supersaturations.

Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor
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An aerosol chemical speciation monitor which can be ued for chemical characterization of atmospheric aerosols

Air Pollution Control Equipment
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Experimental facility for Stack Emissions Measurements and Evaluation of Air Pollution Control Equipment

Quartz Crystal Microbalance
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Measures mass variation per unit area by measuring changes in resonant frequency of a quartz crystal

Fluorescence Microscope
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Motorized advanced fluorescence microscope for BF and Fluorescence imaging to study bio-aerosols, microorganisms, microplastics, etc.

Polymerase Chain Reaction Thermocycler
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PCR Thermocycler can be used for the characterization of biodiversity, cloning, medical applications like gene therapy, cancer therapy etc.

Micro-Orifice Uniform Deposit Impactor
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10-stage cascade impactor for size-resolved sampling of particles

Collinear Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer
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Collinear Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer

Mobile air quality monitoring
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Low cost mobile air quality monitoring

Measurement of Aerosol Absorbance Spectra
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Spectroradiometer Based Laboratory Measurement of Aerosol Absorbance Spectra

Ambient air quality monitoring station
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Ambient air quality monitoring station at IIT Madras and data assessment

Calibration setup
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Calibration setup for low cost sensors and indoor air research laboratory

Induced Fluorescence spectrometer
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Pulsed Laser Photolysis-Laser Induced Fluorescence
spectrometer.

Photolysis Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer
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Cross Photolysis Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer, GC-IR and
GC-MS

Aethalometer
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Aethalometer calculates the instantaneous concentration of optically absorbing aerosols from the rate of change of the attenuation of light transmitted through the particle-laden filter.

The research activities of the Centre have been oriented towards achieving fundamental understanding of the various atmospheric and climatic processes which have immense relevance to society.

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  • Gargi Mukherjee, Centre Manager
  • +044 2257 5317, +91-94448 93590.
  • info@cacs.iitm.ac.in
  • cacs.iitm.ac.in
  • CENTRE FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND
    CLIMATE SCIENCES, NAC complex-2,
    Dept of Civil Engineering,
    IIT Madras, Chennai - 600036.