Characterization and application of a self-aspirating electrospray source with pneumatic-assisted ionization

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• 作者：Q. Yu ; J. Zhang ; K. Ni ; X. Qian and X. Wang
• 刊名：Journal of Mass Spectrometry
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：52
• 期：2
• 页码：109-115
• 全文大小：447K
• ISSN：1096-9888c

文摘

A single gas-assisted electrospray ion source developed for ambient mass spectrometry is introduced in this paper. Simultaneous self-aspiration and electrospray could be achieved by using a constant sheath gas flow supplied from a mini air pump. A gas dynamic study of the spray module is carried out for structural optimization. The entire device exhibits a simplified design and has been systematically characterized through both simulated and experimental investigations. According to the results, the ion source exhibited satisfactory stability and the ability for quantitative operation in routine electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Furthermore, the ion source can be operated as a desorption electrospray ionization source to perform direct desorption/ionization of the solid samples. The versatile source described here appears to provide a practical approach to perform ambient mass spectrometry analysis with unrestricted sampling operation, and the extensive gas dynamic studies together with the experimental characterization are believed to be helpful in building self-aspirating spray devices. Copyright