A man-portable, photoionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer
A man-portable, photoionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer
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10.1002/1520-6521(2000)4:4
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2000-01-01
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Hanold, KA
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作者:
Syage, JA;Hanning-Lee, MA;Hanold, KA
This article discusses a feasibility demonstration for a 30-lb field-portable chemical analysis system with detection capability comparable to that of a benchtop system. Syagen constructed and operated a prototype instrument with the use of a novel atmospheric sampling photoionization source coupled to a quadrupole-ion-trap, time-of-flight mass spectrometer (QitTof). The keys to reducing weight and power were the development of a notebook-computer data-acquisition system and a new low-power ion-trap RF source. Detection limits of 10-100 ppb and 5-50 pg were measured for a variety of compounds including phosphonates and aromatics. An air and liquid sampler was developed and shown to have a response time of 1-10 s, depending on mode of operation. The QitTof analyzer and processor can record mass spectra at 200 Hz, making it suitable for fast gas chromatography. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.