title: Self-triggered channel ion source.
abstract: An ion source made from a continuous dynode electron multiplier of the straight channel type and an ion reflector device is described. Its principle of operation is based on a continuous self-sustained ion and electron cascade in the multiplier channel. Operating characteristics and the analysis of the ions produced are presented. The intensity of the total ion current delivered (10(-9) to 10(-8) A) is enhanced by at least six orders of magnitude relatively to previously described similar devices. This source, as illustrated, may be used in gaseous mass spectrometry.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherches sur les Atomes et les Molecules (CRAM), Faculte des Sciences et de Genie, Universite Laval, Ste-Foy, P. Quebec, Canada, G1K 7P4.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bouchard
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Carette