Understanding the effect of aerosols on climate requires knowledge of the size and chemical composition of individual aerosol particles-two fundamental properties that determine an aerosol's optical properties and ability to serve as cloud condensation or ice nuclei. Here we present our aircraft-compatible single particle mass spectrometers, SPLAT II and its new, miniaturized version, miniSPLAT...

This paper summarizes our knowledge at the beginning of 2003 about splat formation. First, the analytical and numerical models related to the impact and flattening of single particles on smooth or rough substrates with different tilting are recalled. Then, the different diagnostic methods, including imaging, are briefly described. The last part of the paper is devoted to the results and their d...

Studies were conducted in Hawaii to measure attraction of male melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae), to SPLAT-Cue-Lure (C-L) and SPLAT-Melo-Lure (M-L) (raspberry ketone formate). Direct field comparisons of SPLAT-C-L and SPLAT-M-L at low (5%) and high (20%) concentrations indicated few differences in attraction over a 15-wk period. Subsequently, only SPLAT-Spinos...

Mating disruption is the primary control tactic used against the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) under the gypsy moth Slow the Spread (STS) program. In this paper, we present the results of the multiyear study designed to evaluate a new liquid SPLAT GMTM (ISCA Tech, Riverside, CA, USA) Organic formulation, which is approved by the USDA to meet National Organic Prog...

HVOF-sprayed CoNiCrAlYSi coatings were tested at 900 °C in a hot corrosion environment containing sodium-potassium sulphates. The HVOF spraying caused the typical splat-on-splat structure. The results after the hot corrosion testing showed that the corrosion preferentially occurred at the coating surface and the splat boundaries. The oxidation along the splat boundaries can isolate the splat fr...

Physics has an image of being both ‘difficult’ and ‘boring’. This paper describes the development of SPLAT, an enjoyable multimedia educational resource for one of the topics that learners find particularly difficult. The developer was an experienced physics teacher who had no prior experience of using multimedia authoring tools. SPLAT can be used in schools, colleges and homes to increase lear...

Pheromone-based mating disruption has proven to be a powerful pest management tactic in many cropping systems. However, in the cranberry system, a viable mating disruption program does not yet exist. There are commercially available pheromones for several of the major pests of cranberries, including the cranberry fruitworm, Acrobasis vaccinii Riley (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and blackheaded firew...

Mullite and mullite/ZrO2-7wt.%Y2O3 coatings could be thought among the main protective layers for environment barrier coatings (EBCs) to protect Si-based substrates in future gas turbine engines. Considering that feedstock of the compound powder is not commercially available, two powder processing routes Spray Drying (SD) and Flame Spheroidization (FS) were implemented for both types of powders...

Atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) is a well established process for preparing ceramic coatings. In this process, powder particles injected into the plasma jet are heated and accelerated simultaneously in the plasma stream and are deposited in molten or semi-molten droplets conditions onto a prepared substrate. During droplet impingement, these molten droplets rapidly solidify to form single spl...