Development of a new ion mobility time-of-flight mass spectrometer

Journal Article · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 2015 · International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2014.07.034· OSTI ID:1337725

Ibrahim, Yehia M. ^[1]; Baker, Erin S. ^[1]; Danielson, William F. ^[1]; Norheim, Randolph V. ^[1]; Prior, David C. ^[1]; Anderson, Gordon A. ^[1]; Belov, Mikhail E. ^[1]; Smith, Richard D. ^[1]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Complex samples require multidimensional measurements with high resolution for full characterization of biological and environmental systems. To address this challenge, we developed a drift tube-based ion mobility spectrometry-Orbitrap mass spectrometry (IMS-Orbitrap MS) platform. To circumvent the timing difference between the fast IMS separation and the slow Orbitrap MS acquisition, we utilized a dual gate and pseudorandom sequence to multiplex ions into the drift tube and Orbitrap. The instrument was designed to operate in signal averaging (SA), single multiplexing (SM) and double multiplexing (DM) IMS modes to fully optimize the signal-to-ratio of the measurements. For the SM measurements, a previously developed algorithm was used to reconstruct the IMS data, while a new algorithm was developed for the DM analyses. The new algorithm is a two-step process that first recovers the SM data from the encoded DM data and then decoded the SM data. The algorithm also performs multiple refining procedures in order to minimize the demultiplexing artifacts traditionally observed in such scheme. The new IMS-Orbitrap MS platform was demonstrated for the analysis of proteomic and petroleum samples, where the integration of IMS and high mass resolution proved essential for accurate assignment of molecular formulae.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1337725
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA--119651; 48680
• Journal Information: International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, Journal Name: International Journal of Mass Spectrometry Journal Issue: C Vol. 377; ISSN 1387-3806
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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