skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Laser desorption and ionization of solid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in air with analysis by ion mobility spectrometry

Journal Article · · Anal. Lett.; (United States)

Solid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with 4-7 rings on metal, glass, ceramic, and plastic substrates were desorbed and ionized in air with a quadrupled Nd-YAG laser. Gaseous product ions were analyzed at ambient conditions in air directly using ion mobility spectrometry. Ablation rates for perylene on borosilicate glass were estimated as 0.01 ng/mm/sup 2/ per pulse and standard deviation for peak heights with roughly 1 ..mu..g/mm/sup 2/ was 34%. Substrate interference was avoided by using an unfocused laser beam at 0.5-1 mJ/pulse although gaseous ions also could be generated from substrates with a focused beam at 1 mJ/pulse.

Research Organization:
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces (USA)
OSTI ID:
7149219
Journal Information:
Anal. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 21:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English