The invention discloses equipment and a method for automatically detecting 
mass concentration of organic carbon / 
elemental carbon in atmospheric 
aerosol. The method comprises the following steps of: firstly, collecting particles to be detected on a 
quartz filter film; and heating the 
quartz filter film loaded with the particles in the environment of He gas, taking the carbon volatilized during the temperature rise as the organic carbon, heating the 
quartz filter film in the environment of He / O2 carrier gas, during which the 
elemental carbon is oxidized, decomposed and escapes. Through the whole process, a 
laser beam is irradiated on the quartz film, the transmission light of the 
laser beam is weakened in the 
carbonization of the organic carbon and strengthened in the oxidizing 
decomposition of the 
elemental carbon. The dividing point of the organic carbon and the elemental carbon is decided at the time when the transmission light of the 
laser beam recovers the original 
optical intensity, namely the carbon detected before the time is taken as the organic carbon, and the carbon detected after the time is taken as the elemental carbon. The equipment consists of the quartz filter film, a 
combustion furnace, an oxidation furnace, a CO2 
detector, and a 
laser detection unit. The method realizes detecting the 
mass concentration of the organic carbon / elemental carbon in the atmospheric 
aerosol more scientifically and accurately.