A mechanism for ionization of nonvolatile compounds in mass spectrometry: Considerations from MALDI and inlet ionization

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1644-1660

  Trimpin, Sarah ^a   Wang, Beixi ^a   Inutan, Ellen D ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Lietz, Christopher B ^a   Harron, Andrew ^b   Pagnotti, Vincent S ^b   Sardelis, Diana ^b   McEwen, Charles N ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Charged clusters; Charged droplets; Chemical ionization model; Clusters; Decomposition; ESI; Gas phase model; Ionization; Ionization mechanism; Laserspray ionization; LSI; MAII; MALDI; Matrix; Matrix assisted inlet ionization; Mechanism; Multiply charged ions; Photochemical ionization; SAII; Singly charged ions; Solvent assisted inlet ionization; Superheating

Indexed keywords

CHARGED CLUSTERS; CHARGED DROPLET; CHARGED IONS; CHEMICAL IONIZATION; CLUSTERS; ESI; GAS-PHASE MODELS; IONIZATION MECHANISMS; LSI; MAII; MALDI; MATRIX ASSISTED; MULTIPLY CHARGED IONS; SAII; SUPERHEATING;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHARGED PARTICLES; DECOMPOSITION; ION SOURCES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANISMS; NEGATIVE IONS; VACUUM;

IONIZATION;

4,6 DINITROPHLOROGLUCINOL; ANGIOTENSIN I; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; GENTISIC ACID; INSULIN; LAVAQUIN; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; MYOGLOBIN; PHLOROGLUCINOL DERIVATIVE; SINAPIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LASERSPRAY IONIZATION; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; SOLVATION; SOLVENT EFFECT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VACUUM;

EID: 84862310057     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: 18791123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13361-012-0414-y     Document Type: Article

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