This Recommended Practice (RP), IEST-RP-CC014.2, covers procedures for calibrating and characterizing the performance of optical particle counters (OPCs) that detect and measure the size of single particles in air and other gases. These procedures are intended for use by OPC manufacturers, specialized test houses, and OPC users who maintain calibration and testing facilities to determine the sizing and counting accuracy of these instruments.

First printing: August 2010 (Supersedes previous version, IEST-RP-CC0014.1.)

Calibration and Characterization of Optical Airborne Particle Counters was prepared by Working Group 014 of the IEST Contamination Control Division (WG-CC014).


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