title: High sensitivity and broad dynamic range infrared multiphoton dissociation for a quadrupole ion trap.
abstract: Dynamic control of bath gas pressure in a quadrupole ion trap (QIT) achieved high sensitivity and broad dynamic range infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD). Conventional IRMPD is not sensitive because the bath gas pressure in the QIT needs to be kept at less than 1 mTorr for an effective dissociation, whereas the pressure should be about 20 mTorr for maximum trapping efficiency during ion accumulation. By switching the bath gas pressure between about 20 mTorr during the ion accumulation period and less than 0.6 mTorr during the IRMPD period, it was possible to achieve both maximum trapping efficiency and effective IRMPD. An optimized method for gas introduction enables the trapping efficiency to remain constant during the accumulation period, which permits a broad dynamic range measurement.
authors.affiliation: Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., 1-280, Higashi-Koigakubo, Kokubunjishi, Tokyo 185-8601, Japan. h-yuichi@crl.hitachi.co.jp
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Waki
mesh_terms: D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D017785:Photons; D011312:Pressure; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine