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Ralf Tillmann is affiliated with the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. Their research contributions primarily lie within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and Materials Chemistry.

Their work extensively covers topics related to atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, atmospheric ozone and climate, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, air quality monitoring and forecasting, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and catalytic processes in materials science.

Ralf Tillmann has published numerous papers in notable scientific journals, with frequent contributions to the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Other venues include Environmental Science & Technology, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, and Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

  • Multi-generation OH oxidation as a source for highly oxygenated organic molecules from aromatics, 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Ubiquitous atmospheric production of organic acids mediated by cloud droplets, 2021, Nature
  • Impact of NO x on secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from α-pinene and β-pinene photooxidation: the role of highly oxygenated organic nitrates, 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Importance of isomerization reactions for OH radical regeneration from the photo-oxidation of isoprene investigated in the atmospheric simulation chamber SAPHIR, 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Molecular composition and volatility of multi-generation products formed from isoprene oxidation by nitrate radical, 2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Frequently collaborating co-authors include Astrid Kiendler-Scharr, Franz Röhrer, Hendrik Fuchs, Andreas Wahner, and Anna Novelli. These collaborations illustrate sustained scientific partnerships across multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • A large source of low-volatility secondary organic aerosol

    Mikael Ehn;Joel A. Thornton;Einhard Kleist;Mikko Sipila

  • Secondary organic aerosol reduced by mixture of atmospheric vapours

    Gordon McFiggans;Thomas F. Mentel;Juergen Wildt;Iida Pullinen;Iida Pullinen

  • Aging of biogenic secondary organic aerosol via gas-phase OH radical reactions

    Neil M. Donahue;Kaytlin M. Henry;Thomas F. Mentel;Astrid Kiendler-Scharr

  • New particle formation in forests inhibited by isoprene emissions.

    Astrid Kiendler-Scharr;Juergen Wildt;Miikka Dal Maso;Thorsten Hohaus

  • Organic nitrate and secondary organic aerosol yield from NO 3 oxidation of β-pinene evaluated using a gas-phase kinetics/aerosol partitioning model

    J. L. Fry;A. Kiendler-Scharr;A. W. Rollins;P. J. Wooldridge

  • Temperature dependence of yields of secondary organic aerosols from the ozonolysis of α -pinene and limonene

    H. Saathoff;K.-H. Naumann;O. Möhler;Å. M. Jonsson

  • Isoprene oxidation by nitrate radical: alkyl nitrate and secondary organic aerosol yields

    A. W. Rollins;A. Kiendler-Scharr;J. L. Fry;J. L. Fry;T. Brauers

  • On the reactive uptake of gaseous compounds by organic-coated aqueous aerosols: theoretical analysis and application to the heterogeneous hydrolysis of N2O5.

    Tatu Anttila;Astrid Kiendler-Scharr;Ralf Tillmann;Thomas F. Mentel

  • Missing gas-phase source of HONO inferred from Zeppelin measurements in the troposphere.

    Xin Li;Franz Rohrer;Andreas Hofzumahaus;Theo Brauers

  • Experimental evidence for efficient hydroxyl radical regeneration in isoprene oxidation

    H. Fuchs;A. Hofzumahaus;F. Rohrer;B. Bohn

  • Effects of NO x and SO 2 on the secondary organic aerosol formation from photooxidation of α -pinene and limonene

    Defeng Zhao;Sebastian H. Schmitt;Mingjin Wang;Mingjin Wang;Ismail-Hakki Acir;Ismail-Hakki Acir

  • Ubiquitous atmospheric production of organic acids mediated by cloud droplets.

    B. Franco;T. Blumenstock;C. Cho;Lieven Clarisse

  • Photochemical production of aerosols from real plant emissions

    Th. F. Mentel;J. Wildt;A. Kiendler-Scharr;E. Kleist

  • Multi-generation OH oxidation as a source for highly oxygenated organic molecules from aromatics

    Olga Garmash;Matti P. Rissanen;Iida Pullinen;Iida Pullinen;Sebastian Schmitt

  • Secondary aerosol formation from stress-induced biogenic emissions and possible climate feedbacks

    Th. F. Mentel;E. Kleist;S. Andres;M. Dal Maso;M. Dal Maso;M. Dal Maso

  • SOA from limonene: role of NO 3 in its generation and degradation

    J. L. Fry;J. L. Fry;A. Kiendler-Scharr;A. W. Rollins;T. Brauers

  • Technical Note: Intercomparison of formaldehyde measurements at the atmosphere simulation chamber SAPHIR

    A. Wisthaler;E. C. Apel;J. Bossmeyer;A. Hansel

  • Irreversible impacts of heat on the emissions of monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, phenolic BVOC and green leaf volatiles from several tree species

    E. Kleist;T. F. Mentel;S. Andres;A. Bohne

  • HOx budgets during HOxComp: A case study of HOx chemistry under NOx-limited conditions

    Y F Elshorbany;Y F Elshorbany;J Kleffmann;A Hofzumahaus;R Kurtenbach

  • Impact of NO x and OH on secondary organic aerosol formation from β -pinene photooxidation

    Mehrnaz Sarrafzadeh;Mehrnaz Sarrafzadeh;Jürgen Wildt;Iida Pullinen;Monika Springer

  • Soluble Mass, Hygroscopic Growth, and Droplet Activation of Coated Soot Particles during LACIS Experiment in November (LExNo)

    S. Henning;H. Wex;T. Hennig;A. Kiselev

Frequent Co-Authors

Astrid Kiendler-Scharr
Astrid Kiendler-Scharr Forschungszentrum Jülich
Andreas Wahner
Andreas Wahner Forschungszentrum Jülich
Franz Rohrer
Franz Rohrer Forschungszentrum Jülich
Hendrik Fuchs
Hendrik Fuchs Forschungszentrum Jülich
Thomas F. Mentel
Thomas F. Mentel Forschungszentrum Jülich
Birger Bohn
Birger Bohn Forschungszentrum Jülich
Theo Brauers
Theo Brauers Forschungszentrum Jülich
Andreas Hofzumahaus
Andreas Hofzumahaus Forschungszentrum Jülich
Frank Holland
Frank Holland Forschungszentrum Jülich
Xin Li
Xin Li Peking University

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