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Corrected equation for the concentrations in the drift tube of a proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometer (PTR-MS).
Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 264, 92-95 (2007)
A corrected equation for the concentrations in the drift tube of a proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometer (PTR-MS) is presented which accounts for the different mobility of primary ions and protonated analyte previous termvolatilenext term organic compounds (VOCs). As a consequence, the calculation of VOC concentrations from the measured count rates requires as well a correction factor, equalling the ratio of (i) the mobility of the protonated analyte VOCs to (ii) the mobility of the gases used to determine the transmission efficiency. However, such data do essentially not exist for the relevant VOCs. Published mobility data for small inorganic ions suggest that the correction can be larger than 20% and hence be a significant contribution to the overall accuracy of calculated concentrations. The correction emphasises the need to calibrate the PTR-MS in order to determine VOC concentrations accurately.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry; previous termVolatile organic compounds
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1387-3806
e-ISSN
1873-2798
Quellenangaben
Volume: 264,
Issue: 1,
Pages: 92-95
Publisher
Elsevier
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Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Radiation Protection (ISS)