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Aerosol Formation from Photooxidation of Diiodomethane (CH2I2)J. L. Jimenez, D. R. Cocker III, R. Bahreini, H. Zhuang, V. Varutbangkul, R. C. Flagan, and J. H. SeinfeldCalifornia Institute of TechnologyColin O'DowdUniversity of Helsinki & National University of Ireland Thorsten HoffmannInst. of Spectrochemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Dortmund, GermanyAAAR Annual MeetingNov. 16th, 2001
Coastal New Particle Formation • Frequent observation of coastal nucleation • John Aitken 1890s • Scotland, Ireland, England, France, Antarctica,Tasmania • Mace Head (Ireland): PARFORCE 1998-99 • Possibly the most intense natural new particle source • Coastal: 1-7 x 105 cm-3 s-1 / Other locations: ~ 1 cm-3 s-1 (Weber et al., 1999) • Regional impact on scattering and CCN • May be globally significant MBL particle source • CH2I2 • Strong correlation with tide and sunlight • Iodine always in nucleation-mode particles • No other species can explain observed growth • Kulmala et al.: Iodine condenses on H2SO4-NH3-H2O clusters (JGR, in press) • Hoffman et al. (2001): CH2I2 + hv + O3Þ Particles
Can CH2I2 + hv + O3 explain coastal nucleation? Caltech Chamber Study • Caltech Environmental Chamber • 28 m3 • UV Light intensity ~ Ground Level w/ 0o Zenith • Instrumentation • Number concentration • Number distribution • Mass Distribution and Chemical Composition (AMS) • Hygroscopicity • No particles without either hv or O3
Chamber Experiment Overview Nucleation Condensation Coagulation Wall loss
Radiation has same effect as CH2I2 • Humidity has no effect Effect of Initial CH2I2 (II)
Iodine oxide(s) • HIO3 Aerosol Mass Spectrum
PARFORCE Vakeva et al., JGR, 2002, in press RH and Particle Hygroscopicity Caltech
Aerosol a = 0.02 HI a = 0.02 HOI OH HO2 hv (94s) a = 0.036 a = 0.036 OH HO2 hv (70 s) O3 IO I IO OIO hv (2.8s) IO hv (85 s) IO I2O2 Kinetic Simulations CH2I2 Photolysis: Reaction: Aerosol Uptake:
Qualitative agreement with effect of CH2I2, RH, radiation, O3 • Also for O3 Evolution • Not full quantitative agreement Comparison Mechanism - Experiments
OIO is dominant species Predicted Aerosol Composition
Calculate PREDICTED gas-phase concentrations at the time of EXPERIMENTAL nucleation as f(CH2I2) Pre-Nucleation Species Buildup
Most likely: OIO, then I2O2 Nucleating Species
PARFORCE Caltech Sub-10 nm Particle Formation Rate (cm-3s-1) 1-7 x 105 106 Growth Rates of Nucleation Particles (nm s-1) 0.1 - 0.36 0.08 • Nucleation and Growth Rates Field and lab rates are similar Comparison to Coastal Nucleation • Ambient CH2I2 Concentration? • Condensable vapor needed: 240-400 ppt • Compare with Caltech 500 ppt
Likely that CH2I2 explains nucleation on West Coast of Ireland Conclusions • CH2I2 + hv + O3Þ Nucleation • down to 15 ppt CH2I2 • Mechanism captures parametric dependence • Composition: I2O4 and I2O2, HIO3 • Nucleation: OIO and/or I2O2 • Comparison to field data • Similar hygroscopicity • Similar nucleation and growth rates • H2SO4-NH3 - H2O clusters not needed
Fractal Particles • More compact as RH increases Particle Fractal Dimension • Agglomerates: • Df : • 3.0 Sphere • 1.8 Soot • 1.0 Chain
No particles w/o UV or O3 Experimental Design • CH2I2 (ppt): 15, 50, 500, 5000, 50000 • RH: < 2%, 65% • Light Intensity: Full, ¼, 0 • O3 (ppb): 100, 0
Particle density decreases with time Mobility vs. Aerodynamic Diameter
PARFORCE (Field) Vakeva et al., JGR, 2002, in press RH and Particle Hygroscopicity Caltech
Kinetic Simulations: Model I Aerosol a = 0.02 HI a = 0.02 HOI OH HO2 hv (94s) a = 0.036 a = 0.036 OH HO2 hv (70 s) O3 IO CH2I2 I IO OIO hv (2.8s) hv (12 h) IO hv (85 s) IO I2O2 Photolysis: Reaction: Aerosol Uptake:
Kinetic Simulations: Model II Aerosol a = 0.036 a = 0.036 hv (70 s) O3 IO CH2I2 I IO OIO hv (2.8s) IO hv (85 s) IO I2O2 Photolysis: Reaction: Aerosol Uptake:
Likely I2O4 Summary of Aerosol Chemistry
Inconsistency in the model • Gas-phase bottleneck? Nucleation Flux Check Condensation Flux in Free-Molecular Regime: aOIO = 0.04 (McFiggans et al., 2000) = 0.0045 to match tcond experimental ~ 1 to explain particle growth rate
Kinetic Simulations:O3 O(1D) O(3P) H OH HO2 I O2 O(3P) O3 O(1D) hv Photolysis: Reaction: