Experimental and simulation research on the influence of voltage amplitude, frequency and carrier gas flow rate on the performance of FAIMS

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1407-1414

  Tang, Fei ^a   Li, Hua ^a   Wang, Xiao Hao ^a   Yang, Ji ^b   Zhang, Liang ^a   Wang, Fan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

FAIMS; MEMS; Rectangular asymmetric waveform voltage; SIMION; Vacuum ultraviolet lamp

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ETCHING; FLOW RATE; GLASS BONDING; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; ION SOURCES; MEMS; MICROSENSORS; NEGATIVE IONS;

ASYMMETRIC WAVEFORMS; CARRIER GAS FLOW RATES; DETECTION SENSITIVITY; FAIMS; HIGH-FIELD ASYMMETRIC WAVEFORM ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRIES; SENSITIVITY INCREASE; SIMION; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLETS;

FLOW OF GASES;

EID: 80051677027     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-010-4254-3     Document Type: Article

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