The influence of electrospray ion source design on matrix effects

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 875-884

  Stahnke, Helen ^a   Kittlaus, Stefan ^b   Kempe, Günther ^c   Hemmerling, Christlieb ^c   Alder, Lutz ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^b Joint Analytical Systems GmbH   (Germany)

^c Landesuntersuchungsanstalt für das Gesundheits und Veterinärwesen Sachsen ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

electrospray ionization; LC MS MS; postcolumn infusion; signal suppressions; source design; source geometry

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC SIGNAL; CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS; ELECTROSPRAY ION SOURCES; INSTRUMENT PLATFORMS; JET STREAMS; LC-MS/MS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX EFFECTS; OFF-AXIS GEOMETRY; ORTHOGONAL GEOMETRY; POSITIVE ION MODE; POST-COLUMN; RETENTION TIME; SHEATH GAS; SIGNAL SUPPRESSION; SOURCE GEOMETRY; TURBO ION SPRAY;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DESIGN; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; ION SOURCES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

GEOMETRY;

PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROSPRAY; GAS; GEOMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STANDARD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRUIT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PESTICIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84863894248     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.3047     Document Type: Article

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