Real-time quantitative analysis of H2, He, O2, and Ar by quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometry

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1120-1128

  Ottens, Andrew K ^a   Harrison, W W ^a   Griffin, Timothy P ^b   Helms, William R ^b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CRYOGENICS; HYDROGEN; MASS SPECTROMETERS; OXYGEN;

ION TRAPS;

HELIUM;

ARGON; BUFFER; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN;

HELIUM; HYDROGEN; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; GAS ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ARGON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDIES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; IONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SPACECRAFT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION;

NASA;

EID: 0038445678     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-0305(02)00431-2     Document Type: Article

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