Composition of a water vapor-argon mixture determined by the mass spectrometry of a supersonic molecular beam

It is found that the composition of a pulsed supersonic molecular beam depends on the preparation conditions of the initial mixture containing water molecules and argon atoms. The mass spectra of the molecular beam components are obtained, and the time evolution of the signal intensities for some of the ions (T form) is traced. It is shown that stable water complexes remaining intact during supersonic flow of the mixture into a vacuum may form depending on the water partial pressure.     

Ion source with electron ionization for a portable mass spectrometer

An ion source with electron ionization is considered. The charged-particle flow at the exit from this source has a cross section of ∼0.1 × 0.1 mm, an angle spread of 2° × 2°, a relative energy spread of <0.5%, and an energy range of 0.5–3.0 keV. This ion source is intended for systems where an ion beam is focused in two mutually perpendicular directions. The ion source design makes it possible to ionize a sample locally (in a volume of ∼10 mm³), where the concentration of the particles under study exceeds the concentration averaged over the volume of the vacuum chamber of the mass spectrometer by two to three orders of magnitude. The ion-optical properties of the source are numerically simulated, and the optimum parameters of the source are chosen. Examples of the application of the ion source are given for the mass-spectrometric determination of metal salts in aqueous solutions and of gases and volatile compounds in samples in various phase states.     

Coincidence mass spectrometry study of double ionization of anthracene by 70 eV electron impact

The European Physical Journal D - To improve the quality of optical imaging, this paper proposes a ghost imaging method based on multi-frequency fusion. First, filter is used to decompose the...     

Detection of hydrogen isotope atoms by mass spectrometry combined with resonant ionization

We examined the application of mass spectrometric methods using resonant ionization by a tunable laser and proposed its use for analyzing hydrogen isotopes. We conducted resonance ionization mass spectrometry (RIMS) to detect gas-phase hydrogen isotope atoms. The ionization efficiency was increased by more than 1000 times that obtained with conventional methods using nonresonant ionization. Resonant laser ablation mass spectrometry (RLAMS) was applied for deuterium detection in solid samples. A graphite substrate implanted with deuterium was used for ordinary laser ablation mass spectrometry (LAMS) and RLAMS. The deuterium signal was observed very clearly by RLAMS, in contrast to LAMS. Mass spectrometry combined with resonance ionization was very useful for hydrogen isotope detection, because components with equal mass numbers were resolved and the method demonstrated higher ionization efficiency. Received: 4 November 1998 / Revised version: 12 January 1999 / Published online: 7 April 1999     

Model study of electron beam charge compensation for positive secondary ion mass spectrometry using a positive primary ion beam

A new modeling approach has been developed to assist in the SIMS analysis of insulating samples. This approach provides information on the charging phenomena occurring when electron and positive primary ion beams impact a low conductivity material held at a high positive potential. The concept of effective leakage resistance aids in the understanding of the dynamic electrical properties of an insulating sample under dynamic analysis conditions. Modeling of steady state electron beam charge compensation involves investigation of electron injection and charge drift. Using a Monte Carlo program to simulate electron injection and dc conduction calculations to predict charge drift, detailed information regarding charging phenomena can be determined.     

An analysis of modulated molecular beam mass spectrometry applied to nonlinear systems

We have extended a formalism, developed previously to describe linear systems [H.-C. Chang and W.H. Weinberg, J. Chem. Phys. 66 (1977) 4176; Surface Sci. 65 (1977) 153], to the case of nonlinear reaction models in an analysis of modulated molecular beam mass spectrometry. The formalism is derived explicitly for the case of nonlinear surface reactions, adsorption with a coverage dependent sticking probability, and coupled bulk diffusion and nonlinear reaction. Specific examples illustrating how the formalism may be applied include the catalytic decomposition of formic acid on platinum and the reaction of fluorine with tantalum.     

Photoelectron and Penning ionization electron spectrometry with a differential retarding field analyzer

A differential retarding field analyzer of the type described by Lindau et al.² has been tested in detail by photoelectron spectrometry in the 0–10-eV range. A resolution of 17 meV was obtained together with a satisfactory line-shape and sensitivity. The important potential parameters concerning resolution and line-shape, and the energy-dependence of the transmission of the analyzer have been determined experimentally. As a first application, Penning ionization electron spectra for the systems He(2³S)-N₂ O₂, and HCl have been obtained with the transmission-calibrated analyzer.     

Field ionization mass spectrometry of organic compounds

A review is given on field ionization mass spectrometry of organic compounds. Four different subjects are treated and illustrated by means of significant examples: Experimental techniques, surface reactions induced by high electric fields, the kinetics of fast unimolecular decompositions of ions, and qualitative and quantitative analyses of organic compounds by field desorption methods.     

Mutual electron-ion interactions in electron impact ionization of a Ca beam

Summary We evaluate the role of electron-ion mutual interactions as a possible source of systematic errors in an experiment of electron impact ionization and excitation of an effusive Ca beam. By monitoring photons resulting from the impact excitation of a Ca resonant transition, the transmitted electron beam current by a sectored Faraday cup and total ion yields, we extract information about elementary processes responsible for ionization. We show that our diagnosis allows us to monitor the influence of the produced ionization on the elementary processes and on the density profile of the electro beam.     

Characterization of amino acid-derived betaines by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

Betaines belong to the naturally occurring osmoprotectants or compatible solutes present in a variety of plants, animals and microorganisms. In recent years, metabolomic techniques have been emerging as a fundamental tool for biologists because the constellation of these molecules and their relative proportions provide with information about the actual biochemical condition of a biological system. Therefore, identification and characterization of biologically important betaines are crucial, especially for metabolomic studies. Most of the natural betaines are derived from amino acids and related homologues. Although, theoretically, all the amino acids can be converted to corresponding betaines by simple methylation of the amine group, only a few of the amino acid-derived betaines were fully characterized in the literature. Here, we report a combined electrospray ionization tandem and high-resolution mass spectrometry study of all the betaines derived from amino acids, including the isomeric betaines. The decomposition pathway of protonated, sodiated and potassiated molecule ions that enable unambiguous characterization of the betaines including the isomeric betaines and overlapping ionic species of different betaines is distinctive.     

Studies in organic mass spectrometry. Part 24dagger electron ionization mass spectra of some aryl(2-nitrobenzo

The main fragmentation routes of eighteen title compounds and of three 5-chloro derivatives have been investigated with the aid of linked scan (B/E = constant) spectrometry, accurate mass measurements and deuterium labelling. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of the ionization process on the focusing of a relativistic electron beam by a gas-plasma lens

A numerical simulation is made of the processes occurring in a plasma lens under conditions when the focusing of a relativistic electron beam is strongly affected by the ionization of the residual gas in the lens region by the beam itself. The paraxial, azimuthally symmetric, 1.5-dimensional, electrostatic kinetic model, taking account of plasma production, expansion of the plasma electrons away from the beam region, and contraction of the ions toward the axis of the beam, was used for the calculation. The dynamics of the formation of a focal spot is studied, and the size and position of the spot are determined as functions of time for different values of the gas pressure, initial plasma density, and energy of the beam electrons. Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 67, 90–94 (October 1997)     

Radiative properties of impure molecular crystals on excitation by a powerful electron beam

Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 461–464, September, 1990.     

Sn激光共振电离质谱分析中电离通道理论探讨

Sn激光共振电离质谱同位素分析中电离通道的选择非常关键.采用Dirac–Hartree–Fock(MCDHF)方法和相对论组态相互作用的Grasp VU原子结构计算程序,计算了Sn、Te原子的低激发态能级结构、光谱跃迁几率.通过对Sn质谱分析用灯丝样品进行热蒸发实验,确定了Sn原子在蒸发条件下基态能级粒子布局.结合理论计算跃迁数据和布局数据,从选择性电离角度出发,推荐了Sn激光共振电离质谱分析中Sn电离光谱通道.