Desorption times in flash desorption and isothermal desorption experiments

Setting up the appropriate initial value problems in a non-equilibrium quantum-statistical theory of desorption we calculate and correlate isothermal and flash desorption times and show that, though different, they are of the same order over reasonable temperatures. Predictions for the He/constantan and He/LiF systems are given.     

On the determination of desorption temperatures in field desorption mass spectrometry

The field desorption temperatures of some compounds are determined by indirect heating of the emitters. The temperatures thus obtained are lower, compared with those determined by other authors. The reasons for this deviation are discussed.     

Laser-induced desorption of proteins

Laser-induced desorption mass spectrometry has been applied to a number of proteins in the mass range 5000-150,000 u. The beam from an excimer-laser-pumped dye-laser at 266 nm has been focused to a spot of about 50 microns in diameter with irradiances in the 10(7) W/cm2 region. A linear time-of-flight mass spectrometer has been used for mass spectrometric measurements, where positive and negative secondary ions of large proteins have been studied. The effect of different experimental parameters on the protein ion-signal intensities are discussed.     

Thermal desorption analysis:

Experiments on water desorption from silicate glass powders of different chemical compositions were carried out by means of DSC. In order to establish the desorption energy distributions, a model of the heterogeneous surface was applied to the thermoanalytical desorption curves, and the results are discussed together with contact angle measurements on flat polished glass samples.The maxima in the desorption curves shift to lower temperature with increasing hydrophobic character; this is caused by divalent cations such as Pb²⁺, Ca²⁺ and Zn²⁺, while alkali metal ions are responsible for an increase in the hydrophilic behaviour.

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Zusammenfassung Wasserdesorptionsexperimente an Silikatglaspulvern unterschiedlicher Zusammensetzung wurden mittels DSC ausgeführt. Für die Berechnung von Desorptionsenergieverteilungen wurde ein Modell der heterogenen Oberfläche genutzt und zusammen mit Randwinkelmessungen an glatten, polierten Glasoberflächen diskutiert. Das Maximum der Desorptionskurven verschiebt sich mit wachsendem hydrophoben Verhalten nach tieferen Temperaturen, wofür divalente Kationen wie Pb²⁺ Ca²⁺ Zn²⁺ verantwortlich sind, während Alkaliionen das hydrophile Verhalten begünstigen.

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Field desorption mass spectrometry

The development of some new ionization techniques for thermally labile compounds has considerably extended the applicability of mass spectrometry to biochemical, medical and environmental sciences. Field desorption mass spectrometry (FD MS) is one of these techniques in which ions are directly formed from solids or liquids.     

Laser desorption mass spectrometry

Over the last few years, 'soft' ionisation methods have extended the range of applications of mass spectrometry to biochemical, medical and environmental sciences. Laser desorption is one of these techniques, developed for investigations of thermally labile, non-volatile compounds directly from the condensed phase.     

Positive and negative ion desorption from PVC as studied by electron stimulated desorption

With the aim of performing time-of-flight studies of electron stimulated ion desorption (ESID) from polymers bombarded with a variable energy electron beam source, an experimental set-up including a homemade time-of-flight mass spectrometer has been developed for positive and negative ion analysis. This system uses as a trigger for the experiments either the pulsed electron beam or the pulsed (positive/negative) extraction high voltage applied to the sample. Results for both positive and negative ion desorption from poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) obtained in ESID measurements with these two different modes of operation will be presented and discussed.     

Adsorption-state-dependent subpicosecond photoinduced desorption dynamics

Femtosecond laser excitation has been used to initiate desorption of molecular oxygen from the (111) surface of Pd and to study the adsorption-state dependence of the substrate-adsorbate coupling. The relative populations of the two chemical states, peroxo (O2(2-)) and superoxo (O2-), were varied by changing the total coverage. Two-pulse correlation measurements exhibit a dominant 400 fs response and a slower 10 ps decay that are relatively independent of the initial O2 coverage. In contrast, the photodesorption yield and the nonlinearity of the fluence dependence show a systematic coverage dependence. The coverage-independent subpicosecond response indicates that the photoinduced desorption from the two states is driven primarily by the same electron-mediated mechanism, while the coverage dependence of the yield indicates that the desorption efficiency from the superoxo state is greater than that from the peroxo state. These results are discussed in the context of the electron-phonon two-temperature model with an empirical adsorbate-electron frictional coupling that depends on both the electronic temperature and the activation energy for desorption. With a coupling strength that decreases as the activation energy decreases, the trends with varying coverage, absorbed fluence, and time delay can all be reproduced. The model is consistent with a transition from a resonantly enhanced (diabatic) regime to an adiabatic regime as the system relaxes, accounting for the biexponential correlation behavior.     

Radical desorption in emulsion polymerization

The derivation of a radical desorption coefficient in emulsion polymerization is presented, which takes into account the possible reactions of the desorbed radical in the aqueous phase as well as the competition between desorption and termination in polymer particles containing more than one radical. This model overcomes some important limitations of the previous models and is able to explain previously reported experimental results that the other models were unable to explain.     

Water desorption from an oxygen covered Pt(111) surface: multichannel desorption

Mixed OH/H2O structures, formed by the reaction of O and water on Pt(111), decompose near 200 K as water desorbs. With an apparent activation barrier that varies between 0.42 and 0.86 eV depending on the composition, coverage, and heating rate of the film, water desorption does not follow a simple kinetic form. The adsorbate is stabilized by the formation of a complete hydrogen bonding network between equivalent amounts of OH and H2O, island edges, and defects in the structure enhancing the decomposition rate. Monte Carlo simulations of water desorption were made using a model potential fitted to first-principles calculations. We find that desorption occurs via several distinct pathways, including direct or proton-transfer mediated desorption and OH recombination. Hence, no single rate determining step has been found. Desorption occurs preferentially from low coordination defect or edge sites, leading to complex kinetics which are sensitive to both the temperature, composition, and history of the sample.     

Quantitative field desorption mass spectrometry

Summary The first application of field desorption mass spectrometry (FD-MS) to the determination of the label content and the statistical isotopic distribution in radiolabelled substances is reported. The total amount of tritium in steroids such as [6,7-³H]estradiol and [2,4,6,7-³H]estradiol was estimated. Data are easily derived from the field desorption mass spectra which allow the calculation of the distribution of the radioisotope in the investigated biochemicals with an accuracy below 1%.The two main advantages of the technique reported here are the small sample consumption in the nanogram range (which is particularly important for radiolabelled chemicals of high specific activity) and the highmolecular ion abundance of polar substances (the thermal and mass spectrometric fragmentation is almost completely missing) which give optimal information about the isotopic composition of the intact molecule. In addition, the short analysis time by FD-MS of approximately 30 min for the complete isotopic determination and the good precision of a few tenths of a percent underline the utility of this new method for the assay of radioisotopes in compounds of biochemical, medical and environmental interest.For part XVIII see reference [1]     

Thermal desorption of organic solids

The emergence of a number of 'desorption' methods, which enable the production of gas phase ions directly from the condensed phase, has greatly extended the range of applications of mass spectrometry.     

Transmission mode desorption electrospray ionization

A new mode of operation for desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) analysis of liquids or solid residues from evaporated solvents is presented. Unlike traditional DESI, the electrospray is not deflected off of a surface but instead is transmitted through a sampling mesh at a 0° angle between the electrospray tip, sample mesh, and capillary inlet of a mass spectrometer. In this configuration, deposited samples can be analyzed rapidly without rigorous optimization of spray distances or angles and without the preparation time associated with solvent evaporation. The new transmission mode desorption electrospray ionization (TM-DESI) technique is not applicable to bulk materials, but instead is a method designed to simplify the sample preparation process for liquid samples and sample extracts. The technique can reduce analysis time to seconds while consuming only microliters of sample. The results presented summarize the optimization of the technique, highlight key figures of merit for several model compounds, and illustrate potential applications to high throughput screening of liquid mixtures in both extraction solvents and biological matrices.     

Ambient desorption ionization mass spectrometry

Ambient desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MS) allows for the direct analysis of ordinary objects in the open atmosphere of the laboratory or in their natural environment. Analyte desorption usually accompanies the ionization step and these processes are often concerted, multi-step processes. Ambient desorption ionization methods typically require little or no sample preparation, offer a much simplified work flow and deliver unprecedented ease of use to MS analyses.

Since the introduction of desorption electrospray ionization (DESI [Z. Takats, J.M. Wiseman, B. Gologan, R.G. Cooks, Science (Washington, D. C.) 306 (2004) 471]) in 2004 and the direct analysis in real time (DART [R.B. Cody, J.A. Laramee, H.D. Durst, Anal. Chem. 77 (2005) 2297]) in 2005, this new field of MS has developed rapidly. Numerous permutations of the various options for analyte desorption and ionization have been demonstrated. Desorption steps, such as momentum transfer, dissolution into ricocheting droplets and thermal desorption, have been combined with ionization steps, including ESI, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and photo-ionization. The large number of possible combinations of desorption and ionization components that have already been applied is creating a proliferation of techniques and acronyms that is becoming ever more complex.

Here, we provide a logical framework for the classification of these related experiments, based on the desorption and ionization processes involved in each.     

Thermal desorption of quasimolecular ions

The thermal desorption of [M + Alkali]⁺ quasimolecular ions from a heated metal surface is reported for some alkali salts of carboxylic acids and mixtures of alkali halides with a crown ether, glucose and adenosine. No quasimolecular ion could be detected from sucrose. With benzo[15]crown-5 the desorption of [M + Na]⁺ ions takes place even below the threshold temperature for thermionic emission of alkali ions. In addition, the desorption of intact [B(C₆H₅)₄]^? ions from a layer of NaB(C₆H₅)₄ is reported.