Analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using nanosecond laser desorption/femtosecond ionization laser mass spectrometry (FLMS)

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Robson
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Laser Desorption ◽  
Nanosecond Laser ◽  
Laser Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry with Multiphoton Ionization Technique

2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 1089-1092
Author(s):  
A Dan Li
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Impact Ionization ◽  
Multiphoton Ionization ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Nanosecond Laser ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

Gas chromatography resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC/REMPI-TOFMS) using a nanosecond laser has been applied to analyze the 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The excited-state lifetime, absorption characters, energy of electronic states of the 16 PAHs were investigated to optimize the ionization yield. The results suggested that REMPI is superior to elctron impact ionization method for soft ionization, and suppresses the background signal caused by the aliphatic hydrocarbons. Thus, GC/REMPI-TOFMS is a more reliable method for the determination of PAHs present in the environment.

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