Direct detection of explosives on solid surfaces by mass spectrometry with an ambient ion source based on dielectric barrier discharge

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1079-1085

  Na, Na ^a   Zhang, Chao ^b   Zhao, Mengxia ^a   Zhang, Sichun ^a   Yang, Chengdui ^a   Fang, Xiang ^b   Zhang, Xinrong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dielectric barrier discharge ionization (DBDI); Direct desorption and ionization; Explosives; Ion source; Negative ion mode

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ION SOURCES; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE ANALYSIS; TOLUENE; TRACE ANALYSIS;

DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE IONIZATION (DBDI); DIRECT DESORPTION; NEGATIVE ION MODE; PLASMA DISCHARGE;

EXPLOSIVES;

EXPLOSIVE; PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRANITRATE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34547910633     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1243     Document Type: Article

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