Non-vacuum field desorption ion source implemented under super-atmospheric pressure.
Standard field desorption (FD) ionization is implemented under high vacuum condition. In this paper, non-vacuum FD is performed under a super-atmospheric pressure environment using untreated tungsten wires as FD emitter, and the ion source was coupled to a commercial linear ion trap mass spectrometer. The operating pressure of the ion source was 6 bars which was high enough to provide sufficient dielectric strength to the working gas so that the high voltage that was required for FD could be applied to the emitter without occurrence of electrical discharge. Non-volatile sample deposited on the bare tungsten wire FD emitter was heated by flowing direct current through the emitter. Similar to vacuum FD, the formation of conical protrusion of the liquefied sample layer under the strong electric field was also observed. Using the present ion source, high pressure field-desorption of polar neutral compounds, organic salts and ionic liquids is demonstrated.
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8511, Japan. leechuin@yamanashi.ac.jp
Lee Chuin
LC
Chen
Md Matiur
MM
Rahman
Kenzo
K
Hiraoka
D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004867:Equipment Design; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008956:Models, Chemical
D002241:Carbohydrates; D007477:Ions