Practical aspects of calibration of airborne particle counters according to ISO 21501-4 standard

I.Ye. Kovbasyuk, O.Yu. Maslakov, M.N. Shakhov

NRC Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
kovbasyuk.ivan@gmail.com

Al’manac of Modern Metrology № 1 (33) 2023, pages 303–310

Abstract. The article reviews the practical aspects of calibration of airborne particle counters according to GOST R ISO 21501-4 (Russian equivalent of the international ISO 21501-4) standard. The authors share their gained experience and explain what difficulties can be faced during the procedure described in the standard, how to avoid and how to revise them. The article may be useful for specialists as an introduction to the standard or for particle counters’ users who want to learn more about practical metrology aspects of these devices without going into the specifics and the basis.

Keywords: aerosol, particle counter, GOST R ISO 21501-4, calibration of particle counters.

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