Infrared Femtosecond Laser Preionization in Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry of Silver Surface

An alternative secondary ion mass spectrometry utilizing laser preionization is introduced. The native Ag sample surface is first irradiated with laser pulse (100 fs duration, 10(10)-10(11) W/cm(2) intensity, 1240 nm wavelength) and subsequently bombarded with primary ions (Bi(3)(+), 10 ns duration, 25 keV energy). Multiple correlation patterns are observed in the mass spectra, confirming the mutual laser-secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) interplay in the preionization mechanism. The Ag(+), C(3)H(5)(+), C(3)H(5)O(3)(+), and AgOH(+), C(4)H(5)O(4)(+) are observed with the shallow and steep increasing of intensities at 1.3?×?10(11) W/cm(2) and 1.5?×?10(11) W/cm(2), respectively. Two ionization mechanisms are identified, the ion sputtering regime for intensities of less than 1.4?×?10(11) W/cm(2) and the multiphoton ionization at higher intensities. The Ag saturation intensity obtained from fitting is 2.4?×?10(13) W/cm(2), close to the one reported for postionization. The proposed preionization approach might eliminate the need for high peak power/high intensity laser source and, moreover, the experiment geometry ensures that large areas of the sample are affected by the laser beam.     

激光溅射Cu等离子体与气相C2H5OH团簇的反应

用激光溅射-分子束技术研究了气相中Cu的等离子体与乙醇分子团簇的反应.观察到三种团簇正离子Cu＋(C2H5OH)n、CuO＋(C2H5OH)n、H＋(C2H5OH)n和三种团簇负离子(C2H5OH)nC2H5O－、(C2H5OH)n(H2O)OH－、(C2H5OH)n(H2O)2OH－(n≤12).详细考察了在不同的载气压力下激光烧蚀等离子体作用于脉冲分子束， 以及在一定的压力下等离子体作用于分子束不同位置时，对团簇产物种类和团簇尺寸大小的影响.分析了Cu＋(C2H5OH)n、CuO＋(C2H5OH)n、H＋(C2H5OH)n、(C2H5OH)nC2H5O－、(C2H5OH)n(H2O)OH－、(C2H5OH)n(H2O)2OH－等团簇的产生机理.     

IR spectroscopic features of gaseous C7H7O+ ions: benzylium versus tropylium ion structures

Gaseous [C7H7O]+ ions have been formed by protonation of benzaldehyde or tropone (2,4,6-cycloheptatrienone) in the cell of an FT-ICR mass spectrometer using C2H5(+) as a Br?nsted acid. The so-formed species have been assayed by infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) using the free electron laser (FEL) at the CLIO (Centre Laser Infrarouge Orsay) facility. The IRMPD features are quite distinct for ions from the two different precursors, pointing to two different isomers. A number of potential structures for [C7H7O]+ ions have been optimized at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory, and their relative energies and IR spectra are reported. On this basis, the IRMPD spectra of [C7H7O]+ ions are found to display features characteristic of O-protonated species, with no evidence of any further skeletal rearrangements. The so-formed ions are thus hydroxy-substituted benzylium and tropylium ions, respectively, representative members of the benzylium/tropylium ion family. The IRMPD assay using the FEL laser light has allowed their unambiguous discrimination where other mass spectrometric techniques have yielded a less conclusive answer.     

Characterization of phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate, and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry: A mechanistic study

Structural characterization of phosphatidylinositol (PI), phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PI-4P), and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PI-4,5-P2) by collisionally activated dissociation (CAD) tandem mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization is described. In negative ion mode, the major fragmentation pathways under low energy CAD for PI arise from neutral loss of free fatty acid substituents ([M - H - RxCO2H]-) and neutral loss of the corresponding ketenes ([M - H - R'xCH=C=O]-), followed by consecutive loss of the inositol head group. The intensities of the ions arising from neutral loss of the sn-2 substituent as a free fatty acid ([M - H - R2CO2H]-) or as a ketene ([M - H - R'2CH=C=O] ) are greater than those of ions reflecting corresponding losses of the sn-1 substutient. This is consistent with our recent finding that ions reflecting those losses arise from charge-driven processes that occur preferentially at the sn-2 position. These features permit assignment of the position of the fatty acid substituents on the glycerol backbone. Nucleophilic attack of the anionic phosphate onto the C-1 or the C-2 of the glycerol to which the fatty acids attached expels sn-1 (R1CO2-) or sn-2 (R2CO2-) carboxylate anion, respectively. This pathway is sterically more favorable at sn-2 than at sn-1. However, further dissociations of [M - H - RxCO2H - inositol] , [M - H - RxCO2H]-, and [M - H - RxCH=C=O]- precursor ions also yield RxCO2- ions, whose abundance are affected by the collision energy applied. Therefore, relative intensities of the RxCO2- ions in the spectrum do not reflect their positions on the glycerol backbone and determination of their regiospecificities based on their ion intensities is not reliable. The spectra also contain specific ions at m/z 315, 279, 259, 241, and 223, reflecting the inositol head group. The last three ions are also observed in the tandem spectra of the [M - H]- ions of phosphatidylinositol monophosphate (PI-P) and phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate (PI-P2), in addition to the ions at m/z 321 and 303, reflecting the doubly phosphorylated inositol ions. The PI-P2 also contains unique ions at m/z 401 and 383 that reflect the triply phosphorylated inositol ions. The [M - H]- ions of PI-P and PI-P2 undergo fragmentation pathways similar to that of PI upon CAD. However, the doubly charged ([M - 2H]2-) molecular ions undergo fragmentation pathways that are typical of the [M - H]- ions of glycerophosphoethanolamine, which are basic. These results suggest that the further deprotonated gaseous [M - 2H]2 ions of PI-P and PI-P2 are basic precursors.     

Infrared spectroscopy of the Li+(H2O)Ar complex: the role of internal energy and its dependence on ion preparation

The internal energy or effective temperature of cluster ions has become an important issue in characterizing the structures observed in these species. This report considers the role played by the method of ion preparation (laser vaporization-supersonic expansion versus ion impact-evaporative cooling) in governing the internal energy of a specific species, Li(+)(H(2)O)Ar. Vibrational predissociation spectroscopy of the O-H stretch modes revealed rotational features, which were used to characterize the structure and effective rotational temperature of the cluster ion. In addition, the impact of the lithium ion on the H(2)O molecule was analyzed in terms of the vibrational frequency shifts, relative IR intensities, and H(2)O geometry.     

纳秒强激光电离苯产生高价碳离子的波长效应

The photoionization of seeded benzene beam by 25 ns laser pulse at wavelengths of 266,355 and 1064 nm has been studied by the time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The observed mass spectra at 266 nm and 355 nm at intensities of 1010-1011 W/cm2 indicate a multiphoton ionization and dissociation（MPID）process,in which C+,C2Hx+,C3Hx+,C4Hx+ and C6H6+ are main products. While at 1064 nm laser of similar intensities,the domain ion is C4+ which is produced from Coulomb explosion. The longer wavelength facilities the energy absorption rate during inverse bremsstrahlung,which leads to the resulting wavelength dependence of the multicharged atomic ions.     

A comparative study of laser spray and electrospray

A comparative study of electrospray and laser spray has been undertaken from various aspects. In general, laser spray gave stronger ion signals than electrospray, for solutions with the sample concentration of 相似文献   

Linear free energy relationships in C-N bond dissociations in molecular ions of 4-substituted N-(2-furylmethyl)anilines in the gas phase

The substituent effect on the reactivity of the C-N bond of molecular ions of 4-substituted N-(2-furylmethyl)anilines toward two dissociation pathways was studied. With this aim, six of these compounds were analyzed by mass spectrometry using electron ionization with energies between 7.8 and 69.9 eV. Also, the UB3LYP/6-31G (d,p) and UHF/6-31G (d, p) levels of theory were used to calculate the critical energies (reaction enthalpies at 0 K) of the processes that lead to the complementary ions [C(5)H(5)O](+) and [M - C(5)H(5)O](+), assuming structures that result from the heterolytic and homolytic C-N bond cleavages of the molecular ions, respectively. A kinetic approach proposed in the 1960s was applied to the mass spectral data to obtain the relative rate coefficients for both dissociation channels from ratios of the peak intensities of these ions. Linear relationships were obtained between the logarithms of the relative rate coefficients and the calculated critical energies and other thermochemical properties, whose slopes showed to be conditioned by the energy provided to the compounds within the ion source. Moreover, it was found that the dissociation that leads to [C(5)H(5)O](+) is a process strongly dependent upon the electron withdrawing or donating properties of the substituent, favored by those factors that destabilize the molecular ion. On the contrary, the dissociation that leads to [M - C(5)H(5)O](+) is indifferent to the polar electronic effects of the substituent. The abundance of both products was governed by the rule of Stevenson-Audier, according to which the major ion is the one of less negative electronic affinity.     

异三核过渡金属配合物〔Fe_2~Ⅲ M~ⅡO(OOCC_2H_5)_6L_3〕(M=Co,Ni,Mn;L=C_5 H_5N,H_2O)溶液行为的NMR和UV谱表征

在合成和表征了一系列新的异核异价三核过渡金属羧酸配合物〔Fe2 Ⅲ MⅡ O (OOCC2 H5 ) 6 L3〕 (M =Co ,Ni,Mn ;L =C5 H5 N ,H2 O)的基础上 ,利用多种NMR技术并结合UV谱研究了这些配合物在不同溶剂介质和温度下的谱学特征和动力学性质。利用谱峰积分比例、线宽、相同骨架分子的配体取代和纵向弛豫时间对1 HNMR谱进行了归属。实验结果表明 :这类配合物的金属离子间通过中心氧桥存在一定的反铁磁相互作用 ,从而在整体上削弱了顺磁性的影响 ,仍能观察到NMR谱。实验还发现这些配合物在CD3CN和DMSO溶剂中的结构与晶体结构一致 ,而在水中则分解为金属离子、羧酸盐和吡啶。这些结果有助于指导类似配合物的合成     

甲烷在飞秒强激光场中的解离

用波长为800 nm，脉宽为160 fs，强度范围为7.6×1013～1.4×1014 W•cm－2的强激光使甲烷分子解离，并用质谱仪检测产生的离子.母体离子在较低的激光强度（7.6×1013 W•cm－2）下出现;当激光强度增加到8.0×1013 W•cm－2时，开始出现；CH2＋、CH＋和C＋离子出现的阈值分别为1.0×1014 W•cm－2、1.4×1014 W•cm－2和1.4×1014 W•cm－2.这些现象表明甲烷的解离是一个顺序过程.质谱图中没有多电荷离子，因此排除了发生库仑爆炸的可能.以线偏振激光作用于甲烷，只有H＋离子有各向异性的角度分布，暗示分子中的化学键是被激光外场拉断的，且初级产物离子H＋是沿着激光电场的方向飞出.提出的准双原子分子模型较好地解释了实验结果.     

Volumetric intensity dependence on the formation of molecular and atomic ions within a high intensity laser focus

The mechanism of atomic and molecular ionization in intense, ultra-short laser fields is a subject which continues to receive considerable attention. An inherent difficulty with techniques involving the tight focus of a laser beam is the continuous distribution of intensities contained within the focus, which can vary over several orders of magnitude. The present study adopts time of flight mass spectrometry coupled with a high intensity (8 x 10(15) Wcm(-2)), ultra-short (20 fs) pulse laser in order to investigate the ionization and dissociation of the aromatic molecule benzene-d1 (C(6)H(5)D) as a function of intensity within a focused laser beam, by scanning the laser focus in the direction of propagation, while detecting ions produced only in a "thin" slice (400 and 800 microm) of the focus. The resultant TOF mass spectra varies significantly, highlighting the dependence on the range of specific intensities accessed and their volumetric weightings on the ionization/dissociation pathways accessed.     

有场和无场下高价乙炔阳离子的理论研究

使用(U)B3LYP方法,选用6-311++G(d,p)基组,研究了在无场和不同外加电场强度下高价乙炔阳离子[C2H2n+(n = 2, 3 4)]的结构、稳定性以及去质子化解离反应。我们的研究表明,在无场下,C2H22+和C2H23+是稳定的,但是C2H24+并不稳定,而是自发解离生成两个C+和两个H+,C2H24+的这种解离归因于库仑爆炸。当外加电场强度达到0.06 a.u.时,C2H22+自发解离生成C2H+ + H+,而对于C2H23+,当外加电场仅仅为0.0075 a.u.时,就自发解离生成C2H2+ + H+,C2H22+和C2H23+在场中的这种自发解离可以归结为场致解离。此外,使用(U)B3LYP方法计算了在无场和有场下由C2H2电离生成C2H22+、C2H23+和C2H24+的绝热电离能和垂直电离能。     

Mass spectrometric characterization of lipid-modified peptides for the analysis of acylated proteins

The analysis of acylated proteins by mass spectrometry (MS) has largely been overshadowed in proteomics by the analysis of glycosylated and phosphorylated proteins; however, lipid modifications on proteins are proving to be of increasing importance in biomedical research. In order to identify the marker ions and/or neutral loss fragments that are produced upon collision-induced dissociation, providing a means to identify the common lipid modifications on proteins, peptides containing an N-terminally myristoylated glycine, a palmitoylated cysteine and a farnesylated cysteine were chemically synthesized. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF-TOF), electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight (ESI Q-TOF), and electrospray ionization hybrid triple-quadrupole/linear ion trap (ESI QqQ(LIT)) mass spectrometers were used for the analysis. The peptide containing the N-terminally myristoylated glycine, upon CID, produced the characteristic fragments a1 (240.4 Th) and b1 (268.4 Th) ions as well as a low-intensity neutral loss of 210 Da (C14H26O). The peptides containing a farnesylated cysteine residue fragmented to produce a marker ion at a m/z of 205 Th (C15H25) as well as other intense farnesyl fragment ions, and a neutral loss of 204 Da (C15H24). The peptides containing a palmitoylated cysteine moiety generated neutral losses of 238 Da (C16H30O) and 272 Da (C16H32OS); however, no marker ions were produced. The neutral losses were more prominent in the MALDI-TOF-TOF spectra, whereas the marker ions were more abundant in the ESI QqQ(LIT) and Q-TOF mass spectra.     

Influence of the sample temperature on the desorption of matrix molecules and ions in matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization

The effect of the (initial) sample temperature on the threshold laser fluences and the increase of signal intensities with laser fluence has been investigated for UV-laser desorbed 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB) ions and (photoionized) neutral DHB molecules using a ‘flat-top’ laser profile for desorption. A linear increase in threshold fluence with decreasing temperature was observed for neutrally desorbed molecules as well as ions in the investigated temperature range of approximately − 100°C to + 20°C. The results are discussed and interpreted in the framework of a quasi-thermal desorption model (IJMSIP 141 (1995) 127–148).     

An atmospheric pressure chemical ionization study of the positive and negative ion chemistry of the hydrofluorocarbons 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a) and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) and of perfluoro-n-hexane (FC-72) in air plasma at atmospheric pressure

A report is given on the ionization/dissociation behavior of the title compounds within air plasmas produced by electrical corona discharges at atmospheric pressure: both positive and negative ions were investigated at different temperatures using atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry (APCI-MS). CHF(2)CH(3) (HFC-152a) undergoes efficient ionic oxidation to C(2)H(5)O(+), in which the oxygen comes from water present in the plasma. In contrast, CF(3)CH(2)F (HFC-134a) does not produce any characteristic positive ion under APCI conditions, its presence within the plasma being revealed only as a neutral ligand in ion-molecule complexes with ions of the background (H(3)O(+) and NO(+)). Analogously, the perfluorocarbon FC-72 (n-C(6)F(14)) does not produce significant positive ions at 30 degrees C: at high temperature, however, it undergoes dissociative ionization to form many product ions including C(3)F(6)(+), C(2)F(4)(+), C(n)F(2n+1)(+) and a few families of oxygen containing cations (C(n)F(2n+1)OH(2)(+), C(n)F(2n)OH(+), C(n)F(2n-1)O(+), C(n)F(2n-1)O(2)H(2)(+), C(n)F(2n-2)O(2)H(+)) which are suggested to derive from C(n)F(2n+1)(+) in a cascade of steps initiated by condensation with water followed by steps of HF elimination and H(2)O addition. Negative ions formed from the fluoroethanes CHF(2)CH(3) and CF(3)CH(2)F (M) include complexes with ions of the background, O(2)(-)(M), O(3)(-)(M) and some higher complexes involving also water, and complexes of the fluoride ion, F(-)(H(2)O), F(-)(M) and higher complexes with both M and H(2)O also together. The interesting product O(2)(-)(HF) is also formed from 1,1-difluoroethane. In contrast to the HFCs, perfluoro-n-hexane gives stable molecular anions, M(-), which at low source temperature or in humidified air are also detected as hydrates, M(-)(H(2)O). In addition, in humidified air F(-)(H(2)O)(n) complexes are also formed. The reactions leading to all major positive and negative product ions are discussed also with reference to available thermochemical data and relevant literature reports. The effects on both positive and negative APCI spectra due to ion activation via increasing V(cone) are also reported and discussed: several interesting endothermic processes are observed under these conditions. The results provide important information on the role of ionic reactions in non-thermal plasma processes.     

Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of ginsenosides

Ginsenosides R(b1), R(b2), R(c), R(d), R(e), R(f), R(g1), R(g2) and F(11) were studied systematically by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in positive- and negative-ion modes with a mobile-phase additive, ammonium acetate. In general, ion sensitivities for the ginsenosides were greater in the negative-ion mode, but more structural information on the ginsenosides was obtained in the positive-ion mode. [M + H](+), [M + NH(4)](+), [M + Na](+) and [M + K](+) ions were observed for all of the ginsenosides studied, with the exception of R(f) and F(11), for which [M + NH(4)](+) ions were not observed. The signal intensities of [M + H](+), [M + NH(4)](+), [M + Na](+) and [M + K](+) ions varied with the cone voltage. The highest signal intensities for [M + H](+) and [M + NH(4)](+) ions were obtained at low cone voltage (15-30 V), whereas those for [M + Na](+) and [M + K](+) ions were obtained at relatively high cone voltage (70-90 V). Collision-induced dissociation yielded characteristic positively charged fragment ions at m/z 407, 425 and 443 for (20S)-protopanaxadiol, m/z 405, 423 and 441 for (20S)-protopanaxatriol and m/z 421, 439, 457 and 475 for (24R)-pseudoginsenoside F(11). Ginsenoside types were identified by these characteristic ions and the charged saccharide groups. Glycosidic bond cleavage and elimination of H(2)O were the two major fragmentation pathways observed in the product ion mass spectra of [M + H](+) and [M + NH(4)](+). In the product ion mass spectra of [M - H](-), the major fragmentation route observed was glycosidic bond cleavage. Adduct ions [M + 2AcO + Na](-), [M + AcO](-), [M - CH(2)O + AcO](-), [M + 2AcO](2-), [M - H + AcO](2-) and [M - 2H](2-) were observed at low cone voltage (15-30 V) only.     

激光溅射Ni等离子体与气相CH3OH团簇的反应

The gas phase reaction of Ni plasma and methanol clusters is studied by the laser ablation-molecular beam（LAMB） method. Five species of clustered complex ions Ni+（CH3OH）n,NiO+（CH3OH）n,H+（CH3OH）n,H3O+（CH3OH）n,CH3O-（CH3OH）n（n≤25）are observed. Interestingly,the species and sizes of the product clusters vary observably when the plasma acts on the different parts of the pulsed methanol molecular beam. When the laser ablated Ni plasma acts on the head and tail of the beam,the metal methanol complex clusters Ni+（CH3OH）n and the oxidation clusters NiO+（CH3OH）n（n=1-15）together with protonated methanol clusters H +（CH3OH）n are domain. While the plasma acts on the middle of the beam,however,Ni+（CH3OH）1-2 and H+（CH3OH）n along with the mixed methanol-water clusters H3O+（CH3OH）n（n=15-25）turn to be the main resulting clusters. By comparing the intensities and the cluster sizes of NiO+（CH3OH）n with Ni+（CH3OH）n,the formation of NiO+（CH3OH）n is contributed to the intracluster demethanation reaction of Ni+（CH3OH）n and evaporation of several methanol molecules. As the H3O+（CH3OH）n is observed only when the plasma acts on the high density part of the beam,and their intensities are only 0. 5% of the protonated methanol molecule,it is concluded that the species are partially due to the recombination of H+（CH3OH）n and water,which come from the plasma-molecule reaction.     

Structural and luminescent properties of micro- and nanosized particles of lanthanide terephthalate coordination polymers

Reaction in water between rare earth ions (Ln = Y, La-Tm, except Pm) and the sodium salt of terephthalic acid leads to a family of lanthanide-based coordination polymers of general formula [Ln2(C8H4O4)3(H2O)4] n with Ln = La-Tm or Y. The isostructurality of the compounds with the previously reported Tb-containing polymer is ascertained on the basis of their X-ray powder diffraction diagrams. The coordination water molecules can be reversibly removed without destroying the crystal structure for compounds involving one of the lighter lanthanide ions (La-Eu). For compounds involving one of the heavier lanthanide ions (Tb-Tm) or yttrium, a structural change occurs during the drying process. X-ray diffraction data show this new anhydrous phase corresponding to the linking of pairs of Er(III) ions through mu-carboxylate bridges. Porosity profiles calculated for the anhydrous phases of Tb(III) and Er(III) show the presence of channels with very small sections. The luminescent properties of all the compounds have been recorded and the two most luminescent polymers, namely, the europium- and the terbium-containing ones, have been studied in more detail. Tb(III)-containing compounds display large quantum yields, up to 43%. Polyvinylpyrrolidone nanoparticles doped with [Ln2(C8H4O4)3(H2O)4] n (Ln = Eu, Tb, Er) have also been synthesized and characterized. The encapsulation of the coordination polymers results in somewhat reduced luminescence intensities and lifetime, but the nanoparticles can be dispersed in water and remain unchanged in this medium for more than 20 h.     

A novel discharge source of hydronium ions for proton transfer reaction ionization: design, characterization, and performance

A novel ion source based on direct current (d.c.) discharge has been developed for proton transfer reaction ionization operated at relatively high ion drift tube pressure. The shape and geometry of the ion source are designed to maximize overall ion intensity and to minimize interference from sample air. The initial performance of the technique, including speciation and intensity of reagent ions, their stability, and the impact of artifact signals, is evaluated by means of a proton transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometer (PTR-TOFMS) newly built in our laboratory. Intensities of the hydronium (H(3)O(+)) ions are typically (5-7) x 10(5) counts for a 1-min integration time with a duty cycle of approximately 1%. The fluctuations of the ion signals over a period of hours are within 4%. Although the formation of artifact ions from sample air (NO(+) and O(2) (+)), which react with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and subsequently cause fragmentation, is observed as background signals in addition to hydronium and mono- and di-hydrate H(3)O(+) ions, intensities of both NO(+) and O(2) (+) ions are only approximately 0.5% of those of H(3)O(+) ions. Using our PTR-TOFMS system at a drift tube pressure of approximately 5 Torr, the detection sensitivities are significantly improved and the detection limits for propene, acetaldehyde, acetone, isoprene, benzene, toluene, and p-xylene are estimated to be at the sub-ppbv level for 1-min integration.     

Visible absorption spectrum of the CH3CO radical

The visible absorption spectrum of the acetyl radical, CH(3)CO, was measured between 490 and 660 nm at 298 K using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Gas-phase CH(3)CO radicals were produced using several methods including: (1) 248 nm pulsed laser photolysis of acetone (CH(3)C(O)CH(3)), methyl ethyl ketone (MEK, CH(3)C(O)CH(2)CH(3)), and biacetyl (CH(3)C(O)C(O)CH(3)), (2) Cl + CH(3)C(O)H --> CH(3)C(O) + HCl with Cl atoms produced via pulsed laser photolysis or in a discharge flow tube, and (3) OH + CH(3)C(O)H --> CH(3)CO + H(2)O with two different pulsed laser photolysis sources of OH radicals. The CH(3)CO absorption spectrum was assigned on the basis of the consistency of the spectra obtained from the different CH(3)CO sources and agreement of the measured rate coefficients for the reaction of the absorbing species with O(2) and O(3) with literature values for the CH(3)CO + O(2) + M and CH(3)CO + O(3) reactions. The CH(3)CO absorption spectrum between 490 and 660 nm has a broad peak centered near 535 nm and shows no discernible structure. The absorption cross section of CH(3)CO at 532 nm was measured to be (1.1 +/- 0.2) x 10(-19) cm(2) molecule(-1) (base e).