A field-portable ion trap for the detection of chemical weapons compounds

Conference · Sat Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:210724

Palausky, M A; Lammert, S A; Merriweather, R ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States); and others

The pending ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty imposes the almost immediate requirement of on-site inspections of chemical facilities worldwide. In support of this activity, the Defense Nuclear Agency has tasked Edgewood Research Development and Engineering Center (ERDEC) to develop a small, field portable mass spectrometer (the {open_quotes}Generic Detector{close_quotes}) which is capable of unambiguous detection of chemical warfare agents and their associated precursors and by-products. Concerns by the chemical industry as to the disclosure of proprietary information necessitates the development of instruments which are specific only to the targeted compounds while remaining blind to proprietary compounds not covered by the treaty. Ion trap MS/MS, with its combination of high sensitivity and selectivity is uniquely suited for this role.

• OSTI ID: 210724
• Report Number(s): CONF-9505261--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

40 CHEMISTRY
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
DESIGN
DYNAMIC MASS SPECTROMETERS
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
PERFORMANCE
PORTABLE EQUIPMENT