“…Since their inception, SPMS design has varied from instrument to instrument while also continuously undergoing improvements (Brands et al, 2011;Clemen et al, 2020;Cziczo et al, 2006;Dragoneas et al, 2022;Du et al, 2024;Erdmann et al, 2005;Gaie-Levrel et al, 2012;Gemayel et al, 2016;Hünig et al, 2022;Jacquot et al, 2024;Li et al, 2011;Marsden et al, 2016;Passig et al, 2020;Prather et al, 1994;Thomson et al, 2000;Trimborn et al, 2000;Zawadowicz et al, 2020;Zelenyuk and Imre, 2005;Zelenyuk et al, 2009bZelenyuk et al, , 2015. Unlike the Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS), used for bulk measurements of non-refractory aerosol components (DeCarlo et al, 2006), no commercial instrument has dominated SPMS design.…”