CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM AND AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING A CARTRIDGE

A cartridge (2, 102) for use in an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge comprises: an elongate first compartment (10, 110) having a length L 1 and a maximum transverse cross-sectional area A 1 , the first compartment having a first air inlet (20, 120) and a first air outlet (26, 126) and containing a nicotine source comprising a first carrier material (12, 112) loaded with between about 1 milligram and about 50 milligrams of nicotine; and an elongate second compartment (14, 114) having a length L 2 and a maximum transverse cross-sectional area A 2 , the second compartment having a second air inlet (22, 122) and a second air outlet (28, 128) and containing an acid source. The first compartment and the second compartment are arranged in parallel within the cartridge and the ratio (L 1 ) 2 :A 1 is at least about 12:1 and the ratio (L 2 ) 2 :A 2 is at least about 12:1. An aerosol-generating system (200) comprises: the cartridge (102); and an aerosol-generating device (202) comprising: a housing (206) defining a cavity (208) for receiving at least a portion of the cartridge; and a heater for heating the first compartment and the second compartment of the cartridge.