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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2002
Motoaki Adachi, Ibaraki, JP;
Kikuo Okuyama, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Shinichiro Totoki, Kyoto, JP;
Michio Higuchi, Kyoto, JP;
Haruo Shimaoka, Nara, JP;
Akihiro Fukai, Kyoto, JP;
Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
Suspended particulate matter in the atmospheric air is sucked into a container by a pump. The suspended particulate matter in the atmospheric air in the container is electrically charged so as to electrically collect it. The collected suspended particulate matter is irradiated with laser beams under the condition that the collected suspended particulate matter is dispersed at an appropriate concentration. A spatial intensity distribution of diffracted and scattered light obtained by irradiating laser beams to the suspended particulate matter is measured. A particle size distribution of the suspended particulate matter P is found from the result of measurement.