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SAPHIR-CHANEL 2024 Facility

The SAPHIR chamber (Simulation of Atmospheric PHotochemistry In a large Reaction chamber), with its large volume-to-surface ratio, minimizes wall losses and uniquely uses natural sunlight exposure to simulate real-world atmospheric oxidation over representative time scales. Its large volume also allows for simultaneous sampling by a comprehensive suite of over 20 instruments monitoring the chemical and physical properties of gases and aerosols, which will enable a detailed characterization of the chemical pathways leading to urban SOA formation.

schematics
Urban volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from understudied sources like volatile chemical products and their atmospheric oxidation to form anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol (SOA); Primary organic aerosol (POA). Schematics: Forschungszentrum Jülich