Analysis of black powder by ion mobility-time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
Ion mobility-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (IM-TOFMS) was used to identify and correlate response ions associated with three black powder samples by mass and mobility. Vapors produced by thermal desorption of the black powders were ionized by a (63)Ni source; subsequent response ions were separated and identified using IM-TOFMS. The same response ions were found for each black powder regardless of geographic origin. The most intense mass and mobility peaks were attributed to ionic forms of sulfur allotropes ((32)S(n)(-), where n = 1-5). Vapor samples from GOEX black powder were also analyzed by two stand-alone ion mobility spectrometry systems, yielding an average reduced mobility value (K(o)) of 2.28 +/- 0.02 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) for black powder across all three instruments.
Crawford
Christina L
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Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, P.O. Box 644630, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA.
Boudries
Hacene
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Reda
Ralph J
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Roscioli
Kristyn M
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Kaplan
Kimberly A
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Siems
William F
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Hill
Herbert H
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