| Title: | Non-vacuum field desorption ion source implemented under super-atmospheric pressure |
| Author(s): | Chen LC; Rahman MM; Hiraoka K; |
| Address: | "Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8511, Japan. leechuin@yamanashi.ac.jp" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1096-9888 (Electronic) 1076-5174 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Standard field desorption (FD) ionization is implemented under high vacuum condition. In this paper, non-vacuum FD is performed under a super-atmospheric pressure environment using untreated tungsten wires as FD emitter, and the ion source was coupled to a commercial linear ion trap mass spectrometer. The operating pressure of the ion source was 6 bars which was high enough to provide sufficient dielectric strength to the working gas so that the high voltage that was required for FD could be applied to the emitter without occurrence of electrical discharge. Non-volatile sample deposited on the bare tungsten wire FD emitter was heated by flowing direct current through the emitter. Similar to vacuum FD, the formation of conical protrusion of the liquefied sample layer under the strong electric field was also observed. Using the present ion source, high pressure field-desorption of polar neutral compounds, organic salts and ionic liquids is demonstrated" |
| Keywords: | "*Atmospheric Pressure Carbohydrates/chemistry Electromagnetic Fields Equipment Design Ions/chemistry Mass Spectrometry/*instrumentation/*methods Models, Chemical;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineChen, Lee Chuin Rahman, Md Matiur Hiraoka, Kenzo eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2012/08/18 J Mass Spectrom. 2012 Aug; 47(8):1083-9. doi: 10.1002/jms.3062" |
