Table 1.

Model-predicted fraction of particles being sized correctly, as a function of percent of peak power. If a particle generates a power equal to or greater than a fraction of its peak power, then it is assumed to be “correctly” sized by the PMS5003.

Dp, μm	Peak power at photodiode, W	Probability of particle exceeding % of peak power
		30% of peak	50% of peak	70% of peak	90% of peak
0.4	7.46·10−8	1.000	0.724	0.262	0.131
0.7	1.37·10−7	0.818	0.340	0.128	0.067
1.0	3.89·10−7	0.314	0.135	0.052	0.027
2.0	8.73·10−7	0.107	0.047	0.018	0.009
10.0	1.11·10−5	0.021	0.010	0.003	0.002