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Environ Sci Technol

Title:		An iodide-adduct high-resolution time-of-flight chemical-ionization mass spectrometer: application to atmospheric inorganic and organic compounds
Author(s):		Lee BH; Lopez-Hilfiker FD; Mohr C; Kurten T; Worsnop DR; Thornton JA;
Address:		"Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195, United States"
Journal Title:		Environ Sci Technol
Year:		2014
Volume:		20140521
Issue:		11
Page Number:		6309 - 6317
DOI:		10.1021/es500362a
ISSN/ISBN:		1520-5851 (Electronic) 0013-936X (Linking)
Abstract:		"A high-resolution time-of-flight chemical-ionization mass spectrometer (HR-ToF-CIMS) using Iodide-adducts has been characterized and deployed in several laboratory and field studies to measure a suite of organic and inorganic atmospheric species. The large negative mass defect of Iodide, combined with soft ionization and the high mass-accuracy (<20 ppm) and mass-resolving power (R>5500) of the time-of-flight mass spectrometer, provides an additional degree of separation and allows for the determination of elemental compositions for the vast majority of detected ions. Laboratory characterization reveals Iodide-adduct ionization generally exhibits increasing sensitivity toward more polar or acidic volatile organic compounds. Simultaneous retrieval of a wide range of mass-to-charge ratios (m/Q from 25 to 625 Th) at a high frequency (>1 Hz) provides a comprehensive view of atmospheric oxidative chemistry, particularly when sampling rapidly evolving plumes from fast moving platforms like an aircraft. We present the sampling protocol, detection limits and observations from the first aircraft deployment for an instrument of this type, which took place aboard the NOAA WP-3D aircraft during the Southeast Nexus (SENEX) 2013 field campaign"
Keywords:		Air Pollutants/analysis/*chemistry Environmental Monitoring Inorganic Chemicals/analysis/*chemistry Iodides/*chemistry Limit of Detection Mass Spectrometry/*methods Organic Chemicals/analysis/*chemistry;
Notes:		"MedlineLee, Ben H Lopez-Hilfiker, Felipe D Mohr, Claudia Kurten, Theo Worsnop, Douglas R Thornton, Joel A eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2014/05/08 Environ Sci Technol. 2014 Jun 3; 48(11):6309-17. doi: 10.1021/es500362a. Epub 2014 May 21"