Download or read book Development and Performance Evaluation of a Laser Ablation Ionisation Mass Spectrometer for in Situ Planetary Exploration written by Andreas Riedo and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Development and Performance Evaluation of a High Mass Resolution Time of Flight Laser Ablation Ionisation Mass Spectrometer written by Reto Wiesendanger and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mots-clés de l'auteur: Mass Spectrometry ; Instrument Development ; High Resolution ; Time of Flight ; Laser Ablation ; Solid Sample ; Analytical Chemistry ; Surface Analysis ; Space Research.
Download or read book Development of Highly Miniaturised Laser mass spectrometers for the in Situ Analysis of Planetary Surfaces written by Urs Rohner and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Design Construction and Development of a Laser Desorption Ionization laser Ablation Time of flight Mass Spectrometer for Chemical Analysis with and Without Surface Plasmon Resonance written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investigating the Instrumentational Components of Laser Electrospray Mass Spectrometry written by Rachel Parise and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analytical method validation is the process of establishing that an analytical technique is applicable for a proposed objective. Early in the method development of a new analytical technique an understanding of the instrumental components and procedures is elaborated through scientifically based optimization. The optimization experiments are used to define the operational parameters that yield the maximum performance by the analytical technique for the target analyte before commencing validation studies. This dissertation details method development through experimental investigations instrumental components of LEMS (substrate, laser parameters, and electrospray source conditions). Each instrumental component has a number of induvial parameters which are optimized to yield the maximum laser electrospray mass spectrometry (LEMS) signal intensity for a given analytical problem. LEMS uses a nonresonant, femtosecond (fs) laser to ablate analytes from a surface. Those ablated analytes are then captured by a perpendicular electrospray, ionized, and desolvated to produce ions which travel into the inlet of the mass spectrometer for analysis. Each element of the LEMS experimental setup works in a complementary fashion to generate a mass spectral signal which have specific optimization steps that can dramatically impact the data that can be acquired. The results of the optimization for each instrumental component will then be applied to preliminary method development experiments for the analysis of pharmaceutical compounds from complex formulations biomarker discovery for mice afflicted with a traumatic brain injury.The effect of the laser pulse duration on the ablation mechanism and amount of laser induced conformational changes of aqueous myoglobin was investigated using 55 fs, 56 picosecond (ps), and 10 nanosecond (ns) pulses and laser pulse energies from 0.05 to 1.6 mJ. It was found that the optical properties of the substrates (stainless-steel and quartz) and laser intensity regimes accessible by each pulse duration determined the amount of myoglobin ablated and subsequent mass spectral signal intensity. Laser ablation of myoglobin from both substrates using all laser pulse energies was observed for the 55 fs pulse while the 10 ns pulse required minimum pulse energies of 0.4 and 1.2 mJ for ablation of myoglobin to occur from stainless-steel and quartz, respectively. As the pulse duration increases, thermal processes increase which dictated the relative amount of protein unfolding, number of phosphate adducts, and degree of solvent adduction. Many of the common laser electrospray ionization (ESI) hybrid techniques employ ns pulse durations. However, the amount of ablated myoglobin originating from a ns pulse was observed to be dependent on the amount of energy that was absorbed by the substrate or sample. Experiments to increase the signal intensity while implementing ns laser electrospray mass spectrometry (ns-LEMS) were performed by exploiting the optical properties of nanomaterials as a potential matrix for desorption and detection of myoglobin. To estimate the contribution of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) to the desorption of myoglobin under the different pulse duration regimes, the addition of an aqueous gold nanostar (GNS) matrix was implemented. GNSs have a SPR maximum of ~750 nm which overlaps strongly with the 780 nm laser wavelength. Gold nanospheres, which have a SPR of ~530 nm, have an absorption overlap 25 times less than that of the nanostars with the 785 nm laser light and therefore were chosen as a control gold nanoparticle matrix. It was observed that protein mixed with solution phase GNSs improved the laser ablation and consequent mass spectral signal intensity of the protein in comparison to both the nanosphere addition and ablation from quartz without nanomaterial addition for the 55 fs, 56 ps, and 10 ns pulses. This dissertation also extends to an investigation of the electrospray source and the roles that the nebulizing gas pressure, electrospray solution flow rate, and needle protrusion from the emitter sheath effects the electrospray analyte signal and stability. Interactions between the electrospray droplets and nebulizing gas were elucidated using an ablation chamber in which laser ablated analytes were carried via the nebulizing gas flow through the nebulizer sheath to interact with the electrospray Taylor cone, jet, and subsequent droplets. The signal intensity and relative standard deviation (RSD) of an infused Victoria blue solution was used to assess conventional ESI optimization experiments while a mixture of Gly-Gly-His, lactose, adenosine, and vitamin B12 was laser ablated within the ablation chamber for the optimization of the remote ablation device. It was found that a needle protrusion flush with the nebulizing sheath wall, 9 psi nebulizing gas pressure, and 9 μL/min ESI flow rate yielded the highest signal intensity for low and high mass analytes when utilizing the ablation chamber. However, the conventional ESI signal and stability was maximized using a needle protrusion of 0.6 mm from the sheath, 18 psi nebulizing gas pressure, and 9 μL/ min ESI flow rate. The last two chapters describe collaborative efforts with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Temple University's Lewis Katz School of Medicine with the application of LEMS to real world problems. The first of these chapters explores the preliminary method development results for sampling protocols of LEMS in a pathway to measuring the active ingredient in a formulation when differences in concentration are a percent or less for GSK. The results from the method development and optimization experiments in the previous chapters were applied to the GSK pharmaceutical manufacturing paradigm to test product quality in-line and in real-time instead of testing in a lab at the end of the manufacturing process. The LEMS sampling protocols involved ablation of either powder, compressed form, or solution containing powder using laser ablation. The ablated material was then entrained in an electrospray aerosol and transferred into a mass spectrometer for quantitative measurement of the molecules making up the powder, pill, or solution. Measurement time was on the order of seconds so that thousands of samples can be potentially measured in an hour. Future prospective experiments include additional optimization of the solution phase and compressed form sampling methods and, ultimately, the method validation of LEMS for quantifying active ingredients in pharmaceutical formulations. The last chapter seeks to develop new methods to map all biomarkers in traumatic brain injury (TBI) through mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), serum analysis, and protein derivatization assays. In this work, the Ramirez laboratory employs the controlled cortical impact model of experimental TBI in mice, harvests the brain (post injury) and prepares sections for analytical analysis. TBI is a complex injury involving multiple physiological and biochemical alterations to tissue. The potentially thousands of relevant biomarkers spread over a volume of thousands of mm3 makes the spatially resolved chemical analysis of brain a big data problem to which principal component analysis is applied.
Download or read book Photoionization and Photo Induced Processes in Mass Spectrometry written by Ralf Zimmermann and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides comprehensive coverage of laser-induced ionization processes for mass spectrometry analysis Drawing on the expertise of the leading academic and industrial research groups involved in the development of photoionization methods for mass spectrometry, this reference for analytical scientists covers both the theory and current applications of photo-induced ionization processes. It places widely used techniques such as MALDI side by side with more specialist approaches such as REMPI and RIMS, and discusses leading edge developments in ultrashort laser pulse desorption, to give readers a complete picture of the state of the technology. Photoionization and Photo-Induced Processes in Mass Spectrometry: Fundamentals and Applications starts with a complete overview of the fundamentals of the technique, covering the basics of the gas phase ionization as well as those of laser desorption and ablation, pulse photoionization, and single particle ionization. Numerous application examples from different analytical fields are described that showcase the power and the wide scope of photo ionization in mass spectrometry. The first general reference book on photoionization techniques for mass spectrometry Examines technologies and applications of gas phase resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization mass spectrometry (REMPI-MS) and gas phase resonance ionization mass spectrometry (RIMS) Provides complete coverage of popular techniques like MALDI Discusses the current and potential applications of each technology, focusing on process and environmental analysis Photoionization and Photo-Induced Processes in Mass Spectrometry: Fundamentals and Applications is an excellent book for spectroscopists, analytical chemists, photochemists, physical chemists, and laser specialists.
Download or read book Development of an Ion Mass Spectrometer and Sounding Rocket System for D region Cluster ion Measurement written by A. Bailey and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Ion Mass Spectrometer and supporting Sounding Rocket System were developed to make in situ measurements of cluster-ions in the D-region of the ionosphere. A cryogenically vacuum-pumped quadrupole mass filter and secondary emission ion counter are coupled to make mass spectral measurements of positive and negative ion composition in ambient gas sampled at the apex of a cone designed to attach the shock wave induced by supersonic sounding rocket speeds. (Author).
Download or read book Lasers and Mass Spectrometry written by David M. Lubman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors to this volume focus on the fundamentals of the technique of analyzing material based on the atomic weight of the species, using the power and definition of lasers to enable measurement of smaller quantities and more finely localized particles. Each chapter deals with a particular application area and should be sufficient to form an entry point for the utilization of mass spectrometry by graduate students and researchers. The book provides the first full discussion of the new techniques of laser applications in the field.
Download or read book Development of Laser Ablation Single Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Methods for the Analysis of Multi elemental Nanoparticles In on Solid Supports written by Timothy Ronald Holbrook and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Development of Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging mass Spectrometry LADI MS applications to Questions of Relevance to Forensic Science and Plant Biochemistry written by Kristen L. Fowble and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Feasibility Study of Ion Implantation Techniques for Mass Spectrometer Calibration written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experimental study was undertaken to examine the feasibility of using ion-implanted filaments doped with either an alkali metal or noble gas for in situ recalibration of onboard mass spectrometers during extended space missions. Implants of rubidium and krypton in rhenium ribbon filaments were subsequently tested in a bakeable 60 deg sector mass spectrometer operating in the static mode. Surface ionization and electron impact ion sources were both used, each yielding satisfactory results. The metallic implant with subsequent ionization provided a means of mass scale calibration and determination of system operating parameters, whereas the noble gas thermally desorbed into the system was more suited for partial pressure and sensitivity determinations.
Download or read book Trace Analysis Using Laser Ablation Initiated Resonant Ionisation Mass Spectrometry written by Paul Thomas McCombes and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Development of Mass Spectrometric Systems to Analyse the Result of Laser Ablation Experiments on Nano and Microparticles written by Albert Pegus and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Current Developments in Laser Ablation inductively Coupled Plasma mass Spectrometry for Use in Geology Forensics and Nuclear Nonproliferation Research written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation focused on new applications of laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). The diverse fields that were investigated show the versatility of the technique. In Chapter 2, LA-ICP-MS was used to investigate the rare earth element (REE) profiles of garnets from the Broken Hill Deposit in New South Wales, Australia. The normalized REE profiles helped to shed new light on the formation of deposits of sulfide ores. This information may be helpful in identifying the location of sulfide ore deposits in other locations. New sources of metals such as Pg, Zn, and Ag, produced from these ores, are needed to sustain our current technological society. The application of LA-ICP-MS presented in Chapter 3 is the forensics analysis of automotive putty and caulking. The elemental analysis of these materials was combined with the use of Principal Components Analysis (PCA). The PCA comparison was able to differentiate the automotive putty samples by manufacturer and lot number. The analysis of caulk was able to show a differentiation based on manufacturer, but no clear differentiation was shown by lot number. This differentiation may allow matching of evidence in the future. This will require many more analyses and the construction of a database made up of many different samples. The 4th chapter was a study of the capabilities of LA-ICP-MS for fast and precise analysis of particle ensembles for nuclear nonproliferation applications. Laser ablation has the ability to spatially resolve particle ensembles which may contain uranium or other actinides from other particles present in a sample. This is of importance in samples obtained from air on filter media. The particle ensembles of interest may be mixed in amongst dust and other particulates. A problem arises when ablating these particle ensembles directly from the filter media. Dust particles other than ones of interest may be accidentally entrained in the aerosol of the ablated particle ensemble. This would cause the analysis to be skewed. The use of a gelatin substrate allows the ablation a particle ensemble without disturbing other particles or the gelatin surface. A method to trap and ablate particles on filter paper using collodion was also investigated. The laser was used to dig through the collodion layer and into the particle ensemble. Both of these methods fix particles to allow spatial resolution of the particle ensembles. The use of vanillic acid as a possible enhancement to ablation was also studied. A vanillic acid coating of the particles fixed on top of the gelatin substrate was not found to have any positive effect on either signal intensity or precision. The mixing of vanillic acid in the collodion solution used to coat the filter paper increased ablation signal intensity by a factor of 4 to 5. There was little effect on precision, though. The collodion on filter paper method and the gelatin method of resolving particles have shown themselves to be possible tools in fighting proliferation of nuclear weapons and material. Future applications of LA-ICP-MS are only limited by the imagination of the investigator. Any material that can be ablated and aerosolized is a potential material for analysis by LA-ICP-MS. Improvements in aerosol transport, ablation chamber design, and laser focusing can make possible the ablation and analysis of very small amounts of material. This may perhaps lead to more possible uses in forensics. A similar method to the one used in Chapter 3 could perhaps be used to match drug residue to the place of origin. Perhaps a link could be made based on the elements leached from the soil by plants used to make drugs. This may have a specific pattern based on where the plant was grown. Synthetic drugs are produced in clandestine laboratories that are often times very dirty. The dust, debris, and unique materials in the lab environment could create enough variance to perhaps match drugs produced there to samples obtained off the street. Even if the match was not strong enough to be evidence, the knowledge that many samples of a drug are being produced from a similar location could help law enforcement find and shut down the lab. Future nuclear nonproliferation research would also be helped by the ability to get more analyte signal from smaller and smaller amounts of material. One possible future line of research would be to find a way to make the collodion layer as thin as possible so less laser shots are needed to get to the particle of interest. Collodion and gelatin analysis could also be used for environmental applications where spatial resolution of particles is needed. Individual particles could give information about the contaminants present in a given location. The wide versatility of LA-ICP-MS makes it a useful tool for nearly nondestructive analysis of a variety of samples and matrices.
Download or read book Direct Laser Ablation and Ionization of Solids for Chemical Analysis by Mass Spectrometry written by J. K. Holt and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A laser ablation/ionization mass spectrometer system is described for the direct chemical analysis of solids. An Nd:YAG laser is used for ablation and ionization of the sample in a quadrupole ion trap operated in an ion-storage (IS) mode that is coupled with a reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS). Single pulse experiments have demonstrated simultaneous detection of up to 14 elements present in glasses in the ppm range. However, detection of the components has produced non-stoichiometric results due to difference in ionization potentials and fractionation effects. Time-of-flight secondary ionization mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) was used to spatially map elemental species on the surface and provide further evidence of fractionation effects. Resolution (m/Dm) of 1500 and detection limits of approximately 10 pg have been achieved with a single laser pulse. The system configuration and related operating principles for accurately measuring low concentrations of isotopes are described.
Download or read book Lightning meets Mass Spectrometry written by Hendrik Kersten and published by Sudwestdeutscher Verlag Fur Hochschulschriften AG. This book was released on 2011 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work a quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer was coupled to a smog chamber for in situ monitoring of degradation product formation of atmospherically relevant volatile organic compounds, in particular aromatic hydrocarbons. The focus was laid on the development of an adequate ionization stage, in particular on the design of a novel type of windowless operated spark discharge source for atmospheric pressure photoionization and on the design of a novel atmospheric pressure laser ionization source.
