Investigation of the afterglow time regime in pulsed radiofrequency glow discharge time-of-flight mass spectrometry

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 757-763

  Gonzalez Gago C ^a   Bordel, N ^a   Pereiro, R ^a   Sanz Medel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

afterglow; glow discharge; ionization mechanisms; mass spectrometry; pulsed operation mode

Indexed keywords

AFTERGLOW; AFTERGLOW TIME; ANALYTES; AR ATOM; ARGON ION; DISCHARGE PARAMETERS; DOMINANT REGION; DUTY CYCLES; INTENSITY PROFILES; IONIZATION MECHANISMS; LOW PRESSURES; MAXIMUM INTENSITIES; METASTABLE ENERGY; METASTABLE LEVELS; POLYMERIC LAYERS; PULSE PERIOD; PULSE SHAPES; PULSED OPERATION; PULSED-POWER; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIOFREQUENCY GLOW DISCHARGES; RF PULSE; SIMILAR PATTERN; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETERS;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CHLORINE; GLOW DISCHARGES; IONS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

IONIZATION POTENTIAL;

ARGON; BROMINE; CHLORINE; COPPER; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; MASS SPECTROMETER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TIME; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79960489316     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1956     Document Type: Article

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