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On the stationary charge distribution on aerosol particles in a bipolar ionic atmosphere

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By the «limiting sphere» method the combination coefficients for gaseous ions and aerosol particles were calculated, allowing for the jump in ion concentration at the surface of the particles. Hence the stationary charge distribution on aerosol particles in a symmetrical bipolar ionic atmosphere was determined. The use of the Boltzmann equation for this purpose proposed by some authors is theoretically wrong asthis equation applies to equilibrium rather than to stationary states. In practice, the Boltzmann equation can be used for particles with radius ≥3·10−5 cm (under atmospheric pressure). Within this range the image forces and the jump in ion concentration may be neglected. The conditions of the applicability of the steady diffusion equations to the theory of the stationary charge distribution in aerosols are discussed.

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Fuchs, N.A. On the stationary charge distribution on aerosol particles in a bipolar ionic atmosphere. Geofisica Pura e Applicata 56, 185–193 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01993343

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