Open AccessOrigins and structures of background ions produced by fast-atom bombardment of glycerol
Author(s) -
Kenneth A. Caldwell,
Michael L. Gross
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of the american society for mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.961
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1879-1123
pISSN - 1044-0305
DOI - 10.1016/1044-0305(94)85039-9
Subject(s) - fast atom bombardment , chemistry , ion , mass spectrometry , glycerol , particle (ecology) , analytical chemistry (journal) , tandem mass spectrometry , matrix (chemical analysis) , atom (system on chip) , atomic physics , chromatography , organic chemistry , physics , oceanography , computer science , embedded system , geology
Accurate mass measurements were used to assign elemental compositions and tandem mass spectrometry was used to characterize the peak-at-every-mass background ions produced by kiloelectron-volt-particle bombardment of neat fast-atom bombardment matrices. The majority of the background ions observed in the mass spectrum of neat glycerol was identified. On the basis of the experiments with glycerol, a theory for the formation of background ions is presented. Results are discussed according to the chemical and physical changes that ygoe;on-volt-particle bombardment produces in the matrix.