An ion mobility mass spectrometer for investigating photoisomerization and photodissociation of molecular ions
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2014-12-01
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Review of Scientific Instruments
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AMER INST PHYSICS
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Adamson, B. D., Coughlan, N. J. A., Markworth, P. B., Continetti, R. E. & Bieske, E. J. (2014). An ion mobility mass spectrometer for investigating photoisomerization and photodissociation of molecular ions. Review of Scientific Instruments, 85 (12), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4903753.
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An ion mobility mass spectrometry apparatus for investigating the photoisomerization and photodissociation of electrosprayed molecular ions in the gas phase is described. The device consists of a drift tube mobility spectrometer, with access for a laser beam that intercepts the drifting ion packet either coaxially or transversely, followed by a quadrupole mass filter. An ion gate halfway along the drift region allows the instrument to be used as a tandem ion mobility spectrometer, enabling mobility selection of ions prior to irradiation, with the photoisomer ions being separated over the second half of the drift tube. The utility of the device is illustrated with photoisomerization and photodissociation action spectra of carbocyanine molecular cations. The mobility resolution of the device for singly charged ions is typically 80 and it has a mass range of 100-440 Da, with the lower limit determined by the drive frequency for the ion funnels, and the upper limit by the quadrupole mass filter.