Velocity map imaging mass spectrometry

Myung Hwa Kim, Brian D. Leskiw, Lei Shen, Arthur G. Suits

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Abstract

We demonstrate an alternative mass spectrometric technique, Velocity map imaging mass spectrometry, which combines transverse deflection by short, pulsed electric fields with velocity map imaging in a single stage reflectron to achieve spatially resolved mass dispersion. In this simple configuration, ions are clearly separated according to their mass-to-charge ratio through the transverse deflection of the ions perpendicular to the flight direction. In this communication, we demonstrate the technique with the simultaneous detection of Xe isotopes spatially dispersed on a position sensitive detector, showing a mass resolution greater than 600 and dynamic range >103. The approach has potential applications in tandem mass spectrometry and a variety of dynamics studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)73-78
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Mass Spectrometry
Volume252
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2006

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Director, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences, of the US Department of Energy under contract DE-AC02-9810886 through the BNL LDRD program, and at Wayne State University under contract number DE-FG02-04ER15593.

Keywords

  • Pulsed deflection
  • Spatial mass dispersion
  • Velocity map imaging mass spectrometry
  • Xe isotope

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