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The Origin of Primary H + 3 Ions in Mass Spectra
Author(s) -
Eland J. H. D.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
rapid communications in mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1097-0231
pISSN - 0951-4198
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0231(199609)10:12<1560::aid-rcm707>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - chemistry , triatomic molecule , mass spectrum , ion , photoionization , primary (astronomy) , spectral line , electron ionization , molecule , charge (physics) , atomic physics , ionization , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , astronomy
The triatomic hydrogen ion is found as a primary fragment in the photoionization and electron impact mass spectra of several small molecules. We show that its origin is charge separation of doubly charged parent ions.