Tunable Single-Photon Ionization TOF Mass Spectrometry Using Laser-Produced Plasma as the Table-Top VUV Light Source

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2192-2198

  Di Palma, Tonia M ^a   Prati, Maria V ^a   Borghese, Antonio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMPLEX GASEOUS MIXTURES; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY SPECTRA; INTENSE SIGNALS; IONIZING PHOTONS; LASER PLASMA; LITERATURE DATA; MASS SPECTRA; PHOTOIONIZATION CROSS SECTION; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SINGLE PHOTON IONIZATION; SUBSTITUTED BENZENES; TABLE-TOP; TEST CASE; TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETERS; TOF MASS SPECTROMETRY; VACUUM UV; VUV LIGHT; VUV PHOTOIONIZATION; VUV RADIATION;

BENZENE; HYDROCARBONS; IONIZATION OF GASES; ISOMERS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LASERS; LIGHT; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIXTURES; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOTONS;

PHOTOIONIZATION;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; EXHAUST GAS; GAS ANALYSIS; IONIZATION; ISOMER; LIGHT; MASS SPECTROMETER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 70449472503     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Nir E., Hunziker H.E., and de Vries M.S. Fragment-Free Mass Spectrometric Analysis with Jet Cooling/VUV Photoionization. Anal. Chem. 71 (1999) 1674-1678
2. Weitzel K.M., Booze J.A., and Baer T. Shifts in Photoionization Fragmentation Onset. A Direct Measure of Cooling in a Supersonic Molecular Beam. Chem. Phys. 150 (1991) 263-273
3. Wang J., Yang B., Cool T.A., Hansen N., and Kasper T. Near-Threshold Absolute Photoionization Cross-Sections of Some Reaction Intermediates in Combustion. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 269 3 (2008) 210-220
4. Cool T.A., Wang J., Nakajiama K., Taatjes C.A., and Mclllroy A. Photoionization Cross Sections for Reaction Intermediates in Hydrocarbon Combustion. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 247 (2005) 18-27
5. Wang J., Yang B., Li Y., Tian Z., Zhang T., Qui F., and Nakajiama K. The Tunable VUV Single-Photon Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Individual Components in Gasoline. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 263 (2007) 30-37
6. Yang Z., Zhang T., Pan Y., Hong X., Tang Z., and Qi F. Electrospray/VUV Single-Photon Ionization Mass spectrometry for the Analysis of Organic Compounds. J. Am. Chem. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 20 3 (2009) 430-434
7. Hannaa S.J., Campuzano-Jost P., Simpson E.A., Robb D.B., Burak I., Blades M.W., Hepburn J.W., and Bertram A.K. A New Broadly Tunable (7.4-10.2 eV) Laser Based VUV Light Source and its First Application to Aerosol Mass Spectrometry. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 279 (2009) 134-146
8. Di Palma T.M., and Borghese A. Characterization of a UV-VUV Light Source Based on a Gas-Target ns Laser-Produced Plasma. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. B 254 (2007) 193-199
9. Borghese A., and Di Palma T.M. Laser-Plasma Based Vacuum-Ultraviolet Light Source for Tunable Single-Photon Ionization. Appl. Opt. 46 22 (2007) 4948-4953
10. Prati M.V., and Costagliola M.A. Emission of Fine Particles and Organic Compounds from Mopeds. Environ. Eng. Sci. 26 1 (2009) 1-11
11. 2-Benzene Emission of a Four-Stroke Motorbikes: Benefit and Risks of the Current TWC Technology. Atmos. Environ. 40 (2006) 6053-6065
12. 3 Moped Emission. Atmos. Environ. 43 (2009) 539-545
13. Tsai J.H., Chiang H.L., Hsu Y.C., Weng H.C., and Yang C.Y. The Speciation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from Motorcycle Engine Exhaust at Different Driving Modes. Atmos. Environ. 37 (2003) 2485-2496
14. Muhlberger F., Zimmermann R., and Kettrup A. A Mobile Mass Spectrometer for Comprehensive On-Line Analysis of Trace and Bulk Components of Complex Gas Mixtures: Parallel Application of the Laser-Based Ionization Methods VUV Single-Photon Ionization, Resonant Multiphoton Ionization, and Laser-Induced Electron Impact Ionization. Anal. Chem. 73 15 (2001) 3590-3604
15. Muhlberger F., Wieser J., Ulrich A., and Zimmermann R. Single Photon Ionization (SPI) via Incoherent VUV-Excimer Light: Robust and Compact Time-of-Fight Mass Spectrometer for On-Line, Real-Time Processes Gas Analysis. Anal. Chem. 74 15 (2002) 3790-3801
16. http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/
17. 8 Precursors. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys. 27 (1978) 319-333
18. Adam T., and Zimmermann R. Determination of Single Photon Ionization Cross Section for Quantitative Analysis of Complex Organic Mixtures. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 389 (2007) 1941-1951
19. Kanno K., and Tonokura K. Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Mass Spectra and Cross-Sections for Volatile Organic Compounds at 10.5 eV. Appl. Spectrosc. 61 8 (2007) 896-902
20. Butcher D.J. Vacuum Ultraviolet Radiation for Single-Photoionization Mass Spectrometry: A Review. Microchem. J. 62 (1999) 354-362