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Scanning a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer for doubly charged ions
Author(s) -
Kenttämaa H. I.,
Wood K. V.,
Busch K. L.,
Cooks R. G.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
organic mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9888
pISSN - 0030-493X
DOI - 10.1002/oms.1210181213
Subject(s) - ion , mass spectrometry , quadrupole , chemistry , fragmentation (computing) , charged particle , charge (physics) , quadrupole mass analyzer , kinetic energy , atomic physics , mass spectrum , analytical chemistry (journal) , physics , organic chemistry , chromatography , quantum mechanics , computer science , operating system
Abstract Charge exchange reactions within a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer characterize doubly charged ions formed in the ion source. Two methods have been developed for identifying the singly charged ions formed from doubly charged ions by charge exchange in the collision quadrupole. The first is based on the characteristically high kinetic energy‐to‐charge ratios of the products of charge exchange; this property can be used to separate these ions from all other singly charged ions. This retarding potential method is analogous to procedures for recording doubly charged ion mass spectra using sector instruments. The second method is based on the fact that, although mass remains constant in the charge exchange reaction, the change in mass‐to‐charge ratio can be followed. A charge exchange linked scan, predicated on changes in charge rather than mass, but otherwise analogous to neutral loss/gain scans, is described. Information on the structure of doubly charged ions can be obtained by recording the fragmentation products of dissociative charge exchange. The utility of the charge exchange linked scan for the selective identification of polynuclear aromatic compounds in a complex mixture is described. The methods given can be generalized to cover other charge permutation reactions.