Field-portable gas chromatography with transmission quadrupole and cylindrical ion trap mass spectrometric detection: Chromatographic retention index data and ion/molecule interactions for chemical warfare agent identification

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 295, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 113-118

  Smith, Philip A ^a   Lepage, Carmela Jackson ^b   Lukacs, Michael ^b   Martin, Nicholas ^a   Shufutinsky, Anton ^a   Savage, Paul B ^c  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare agent; Cylindrical ion trap; Retention index; Self chemical ionization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956396487     PISSN: 13873806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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