Flexible Microtube Plasma (FμTP) as an Embedded Ionization Source for a Microchip Mass Spectrometer Interface

Autor: Carolin Drees, Felix David Klute, Sebastian Brandt, Ulrich Marggraf, Alexander Schütz, Pascal Vogel, Wolfgang Vautz, Joachim Franzke
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Analytical Chemistry. 90:10111-10116
ISSN: 1520-6882
0003-2700
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01493
Popis: Dielectric barrier discharges are used as soft ionization sources for mass spectrometers or ion mobility spectrometers, enabling excellent possibilities for analytical applications. A new robust and small-footprint discharge design, flexible microtube plasma (FμTP), developed as a result of ongoing miniaturization and electrode design processes, is presented in this work. This design provides major safety benefits by fitting the electrode into an inert flexible fused silica capillary (tube). Notably, in this context, the small discharge dimensions enable very low gas flows in the range of
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