Enhanced mass resolving power, sensitivity, and selectivity in laser desorption Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry by ion axialization and cooling
- 1 July 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Analytical Chemistry
- Vol. 65 (13) , 1753-1757
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ac00061a019
Abstract
Ion cooling and axialization produced by azimuthal quadrupolar excitation in the presence of ion-neutral collisions are applied to laser desorption Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (LD/FT/ICR-MS). With this technique, the large kinetic and internal energies of ions generated by laser desorption processes can be cooled effectively by collisions of ions with neutral argon atoms (at > 5 x 10(-7) Torr). After sufficient cooling in the source compartment of a dual ion trap, the axialized ions may be transferred to the analyzer compartment for detection at much lower pressure (and thus much higher mass resolving power). Enhancements in both FT/ICR mass resolving power and sensitivity are observed; moreover, ion isolation with high selectivity at high pressure is also demonstrated.Keywords
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