Photoionization mass spectrometer for studies of flame chemistry with a synchrotron light source

Cool, Terrill A.; McIlroy, Andrew; Qi, Fei; Westmoreland, Phillip R.; Poisson, Lionel; Peterka, Darcy S.; Ahmed, Musahid

doi:10.1063/1.2010307

Photoionization mass spectrometer for studies of flame chemistry with a synchrotron light source

Journal Article · Wed Sep 21 04:00:00 EDT 2005 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2010307· OSTI ID:1062550

Cool, Terrill A. ^[1]; McIlroy, Andrew ^[2]; Qi, Fei ^[2]; Westmoreland, Phillip R. ^[3]; Poisson, Lionel ^[4]; Peterka, Darcy S. ^[4]; Ahmed, Musahid ^[4]

Cornell University School of Applied and Engineering Physics, , Ithaca, New York 14853; Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551
Sandia National Laboratories Combustion Research Facility, , Livermore, California 94551
University of Massachusetts Department of Chemical Engineering, , Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Chemical Sciences Division, , Berkeley, California 94720

A flame-sampling molecular-beam photoionization mass spectrometer, recently designed and constructed for use with a synchrotron-radiation light source, provides significant improvements over previous molecular-beam mass spectrometers that have employed either electron-impact ionization or vacuum ultraviolet laser photoionization. These include superior signal-to-noise ratio, soft ionization, and photon energies easily and precisely tunable [EΔE(FWHM)≈250–400] over the 7.8–17-eV range required for quantitative measurements of the concentrations and isomeric compositions of flame species. Mass resolution of the time-of-flight mass spectrometer is mΔm=400 and sensitivity reaches ppm levels. The design of the instrument and its advantages for studies of flame chemistry are discussed.

Research Organization:: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-01ER15180

OSTI ID:: 1062550

Report Number(s):: DOE-ER15180-33

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 76; ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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