Vacuum Ultraviolet Lamp Based Magnetic Field Enhanced Photoelectron Ionization and Single Photon Ionization Source for Online Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

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• 作者：Qinghao Wu ; Lei Hua ; Keyong Hou ; Huapeng Cui ; Wendong Chen ; Ping Chen ; Weiguo Wang ; Jinghua Li ; Haiyang Li
• 刊名：Analytical Chemistry
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：December 1, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：83
• 期：23
• 页码：8992-8998
• 全文大小：997K
• 年卷期：v.83,no.23(December 1, 2011)
• ISSN：1520-6882

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A magnetic field enhanced photoelectron ionization (MEPEI) source combined with single photon ionization (SPI) was developed for an orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass spectrometer (oaTOFMS). A commercial radio frequency (rf) powered vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) lamp was used as SPI light source, and the photoelectrons generated by photoelectric effect were accelerated to induce electron ionization (EI). The MEPEI was obtained by applying a magnetic field of about 800 G with a permanent annular magnet. Compared to a nonmagnetic field photoelectron ionization source, the signal intensities for SO₂, SF₆, O₂, and N₂ in MEPEI were improved more than 2 orders with the photoelectron energy around 20 eV, while most of the characteristics of soft ionization still remained. Simulation with SIMION showed that the sensitivity enhancement in MEPEI was ascribed to the increase of the electron moving path and the improvement of the electrons transmission. The limits of detection for SO₂ and benzene were 750 and 80 ppbv within a detection time of 4 s, respectively. The advantages of the source, including broad range of ionizable compounds, reduced fragments, and good sensitivity with low energy MEPEI, were demonstrated by monitoring pyrolysis products of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and the intermediate products in discharging of the SF₆ gas inpurity.