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Design, Construction and Research Application of a Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectrometer (DEMS) pp 9–27Cite as

Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry

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The intention of this chapter is to provide an overview of the DEMS technique, the instrument designs and example research applications. This involves the presentation and discussion of previous design solutions, which are separated into three parts: the electrochemical cell, membrane interface and the vacuum system of the mass spectrometer.

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Ashton, S. (2012). Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry. In: Design, Construction and Research Application of a Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectrometer (DEMS). Springer Theses, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30550-4_2

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