Miniature Differential Mobility Spectrometry Using Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization
- 9 May 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Analytical Chemistry
- Vol. 78 (13) , 4553-4563
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ac052213i
Abstract
Positive and negative ion spectra have been obtained with a miniature differential mobility spectrometer equipped with a photoionization source operating at atmospheric pressure. With benzene as a dopant, providing C6H6+ as reactant ion, protonated molecular ions and proton-bound dimer ions were obtained with dimethyl methylphosphonate and butanone. The spectra obtained from gas chromatographic injections of aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, toluene, and the xylenes, produced the molecular ions when the moisture level was very low, but at a high level the hydrated proton was also present. Possible mechanisms for the formation of protonated products are discussed. Negative ions were produced from electron capture by sulfur hexafluoride using benzene or acetone as dopant. Photoionization of nitrogen dioxide led to the formation of the nitrate ion whose yield was a nonlinear function of concentration. The use of a suitable dopant enhanced ion formation by up to 2 orders of magnitude, and limits of detection in both the positive and negative modes were all at the sub ppm(v) level. The study makes a strong case for the use of a photoionization source as an alternative to the radioactive 63Ni source.Keywords
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