title: Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization mass spectrometry using a two-color laser beam generated by stimulated Raman scattering.
abstract: Two-color (1+1') resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (REMPI/TOF-MS) combined with supersonic jet (SSJ) spectrometry has been demonstrated. The methodology uses a two-color laser beam consisting of a Stokes beam generated by stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) and a fundamental beam for the excitation and subsequent ionization of p-dichlorobenzene. The MPI signal was found to be substantially increased when a two-color laser beam was employed. This approach greatly simplifies the analytical system and reduces the cost of the instrumentation required for two-color ionization. The potential advantage of applying this method for the analysis of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF) emitted from an incinerator is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchimura
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanda
authors.forename: Totaro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imasaka