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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 812-821 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 19 Feb 2020 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2020 |
Abstract
In contrast to classical ion mobility spectrometers (IMS) operating at ambient pressure, the high kinetic energy ion mobility spectrometer (HiKE-IMS) is operated at reduced pressures between 10-40 mbar. In HiKE-IMS, ions are generated in a reaction region before they are separated in a drift region. Due to the operation at reduced pressure, it is possible to reach high reduced electric field strengths up to 120 Td in both the reaction as well as drift region, resulting in a pronounced decrease in chemical cross sensitivities and a significant enhancement of the dynamic range. Until now though, only limited knowledge about the ionization pathways in HiKE-IMS is available. Typically, proton bound water clusters, H +(H 2O) n , are the most abundant positive reactant ion species in classical IMS with atmospheric chemical ionization sources. However, at reduced pressure and increased effective ion temperature, the reactant ion population significantly changes. As the ionization efficiency of analyte molecules in HiKE-IMS strongly depends on the reactant ion population, a detailed knowledge of the reactant ion population generated in HiKE-IMS is essential. Here, we present a coupling stage of the HiKE-IMS to a mass spectrometer enabling the identification of ion species and the investigation of ion molecule reactions prevailing in HiKE-IMS. In the present study, the HiKE-IMS-MS is used to identify positive reactant ion populations in both, purified air and nitrogen, respectively. The experimental data suggest the generation of systems of clustered primary ions (H +(H 2O) n , NO +(H 2O) m , and O 2 +(H 2O) p ), which most probably serve as reactant ions. Their relative abundances highly depend on the reduced electric field strength in the reaction region. Furthermore, their effective mobilities are studied as a function of the reduced electric field strength in the drift region.
Keywords
- corona discharge ionization, HiKE-IMS−MS, positive reactant ions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Structural Biology
- Chemistry(all)
- Spectroscopy
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In: Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Vol. 31, No. 4, 01.04.2020, p. 812-821.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Analyzing Positive Reactant Ions in High Kinetic Energy Ion Mobility Spectrometry (HiKE-IMS) by HiKE-IMS-MS
AU - Allers, Maria
AU - Kirk, Ansgar T.
AU - von Roßbitzky, Nikolaj
AU - Erdogdu, Duygu
AU - Hillen, Robin
AU - Wissdorf, Walter
AU - Benter, Thorsten
AU - Zimmermann, Stefan
N1 - Funding Information: This work was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), joint project BE 2124/8-1-ZI 1288/8-1.
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - In contrast to classical ion mobility spectrometers (IMS) operating at ambient pressure, the high kinetic energy ion mobility spectrometer (HiKE-IMS) is operated at reduced pressures between 10-40 mbar. In HiKE-IMS, ions are generated in a reaction region before they are separated in a drift region. Due to the operation at reduced pressure, it is possible to reach high reduced electric field strengths up to 120 Td in both the reaction as well as drift region, resulting in a pronounced decrease in chemical cross sensitivities and a significant enhancement of the dynamic range. Until now though, only limited knowledge about the ionization pathways in HiKE-IMS is available. Typically, proton bound water clusters, H +(H 2O) n , are the most abundant positive reactant ion species in classical IMS with atmospheric chemical ionization sources. However, at reduced pressure and increased effective ion temperature, the reactant ion population significantly changes. As the ionization efficiency of analyte molecules in HiKE-IMS strongly depends on the reactant ion population, a detailed knowledge of the reactant ion population generated in HiKE-IMS is essential. Here, we present a coupling stage of the HiKE-IMS to a mass spectrometer enabling the identification of ion species and the investigation of ion molecule reactions prevailing in HiKE-IMS. In the present study, the HiKE-IMS-MS is used to identify positive reactant ion populations in both, purified air and nitrogen, respectively. The experimental data suggest the generation of systems of clustered primary ions (H +(H 2O) n , NO +(H 2O) m , and O 2 +(H 2O) p ), which most probably serve as reactant ions. Their relative abundances highly depend on the reduced electric field strength in the reaction region. Furthermore, their effective mobilities are studied as a function of the reduced electric field strength in the drift region.
AB - In contrast to classical ion mobility spectrometers (IMS) operating at ambient pressure, the high kinetic energy ion mobility spectrometer (HiKE-IMS) is operated at reduced pressures between 10-40 mbar. In HiKE-IMS, ions are generated in a reaction region before they are separated in a drift region. Due to the operation at reduced pressure, it is possible to reach high reduced electric field strengths up to 120 Td in both the reaction as well as drift region, resulting in a pronounced decrease in chemical cross sensitivities and a significant enhancement of the dynamic range. Until now though, only limited knowledge about the ionization pathways in HiKE-IMS is available. Typically, proton bound water clusters, H +(H 2O) n , are the most abundant positive reactant ion species in classical IMS with atmospheric chemical ionization sources. However, at reduced pressure and increased effective ion temperature, the reactant ion population significantly changes. As the ionization efficiency of analyte molecules in HiKE-IMS strongly depends on the reactant ion population, a detailed knowledge of the reactant ion population generated in HiKE-IMS is essential. Here, we present a coupling stage of the HiKE-IMS to a mass spectrometer enabling the identification of ion species and the investigation of ion molecule reactions prevailing in HiKE-IMS. In the present study, the HiKE-IMS-MS is used to identify positive reactant ion populations in both, purified air and nitrogen, respectively. The experimental data suggest the generation of systems of clustered primary ions (H +(H 2O) n , NO +(H 2O) m , and O 2 +(H 2O) p ), which most probably serve as reactant ions. Their relative abundances highly depend on the reduced electric field strength in the reaction region. Furthermore, their effective mobilities are studied as a function of the reduced electric field strength in the drift region.
KW - corona discharge ionization
KW - HiKE-IMS−MS
KW - positive reactant ions
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U2 - 10.1021/jasms.9b00087
DO - 10.1021/jasms.9b00087
M3 - Article
C2 - 32233385
AN - SCOPUS:85082732505
VL - 31
SP - 812
EP - 821
JO - Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
JF - Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
SN - 1044-0305
IS - 4
ER -