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Title: Improved performance of a quadrupole based glow discharge mass spectrometer

Abstract

Glow discharge mass spectrometry (GDMS) has experienced most of its commercial success in trace multi-element analysis using sector-based mass spectrometry. In most cases, the mass resolution available with these instruments allows elements of interest to be analyzed, even in the presence of polyatomic interferences (e.g., ArC+, ArN+, ArO+). Because quadrupole mass filters have little more than unit resolution, background equivalent concentrations (BEC`s) for many elements can be quite high (1-100 ppm). Because of this, many have discounted quadrupole GDMS as a useful trace analysis technique. In this work, the authors have explored methods of reducing the polyatomic interferences.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
210659
Report Number(s):
CONF-9505261-
TRN: 96:001157-0098
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 43. American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) conference on mass spectrometry and allied topics, Atlanta, GA (United States), 21-26 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 43rd ASMS conference on mass spectrometry and allied topics; PB: 1411 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
40 CHEMISTRY; 44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; DYNAMIC MASS SPECTROMETERS; PERFORMANCE; DESIGN; GLOW DISCHARGES

Citation Formats

Valiga, R E, Duckworth, D C, and Smith, D H. Improved performance of a quadrupole based glow discharge mass spectrometer. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Valiga, R E, Duckworth, D C, & Smith, D H. Improved performance of a quadrupole based glow discharge mass spectrometer. United States.
Valiga, R E, Duckworth, D C, and Smith, D H. 1995. "Improved performance of a quadrupole based glow discharge mass spectrometer". United States.
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abstractNote = {Glow discharge mass spectrometry (GDMS) has experienced most of its commercial success in trace multi-element analysis using sector-based mass spectrometry. In most cases, the mass resolution available with these instruments allows elements of interest to be analyzed, even in the presence of polyatomic interferences (e.g., ArC+, ArN+, ArO+). Because quadrupole mass filters have little more than unit resolution, background equivalent concentrations (BEC`s) for many elements can be quite high (1-100 ppm). Because of this, many have discounted quadrupole GDMS as a useful trace analysis technique. In this work, the authors have explored methods of reducing the polyatomic interferences.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995}
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