Measuring acetic and formic acid by proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry: Sensitivity, humidity dependence, and quantifying interferences

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1303-1321

  Baasandorj, M ^a   Millet, D B ^a   Hu, L ^a,c   Mitroo, D ^b   Williams, B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ELECTRIC FIELD; ETHANOL; FORMIC ACID; FRAGMENTATION; HUMIDITY; LIGAND; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84925061355     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-8-1303-2015     Document Type: Article

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