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Impact of homogeneous and filamentary discharge modes on the efficiency of dielectric barrier discharge ionization mass spectrometry

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The present study contributes to the evaluation of dielectric barrier discharge-based ambient ionization for mass spectrometric analysis (DBDI-MS) by providing a further step towards an understanding of underlying ionization processes. This examination highlights the effect of physical discharge modes on the ionization efficiency of the DBDI source. A distinction is made between the homogeneous and filamentary discharge mode due to different plasma gases in barrier configurations. Therefore, we first report on discharge modes of DBDI by demonstrating a universally applicable method to classify the predominant modes. Then, the ionization efficiency of these two modes is evaluated by a laser desorption-DBDI-MS with different molecular analytes. Here, the laser desorption is used to deliver neutral analytes which will be ionized by the plasma jet applied as dielectric barrier discharge ionization. With a clear increase of signal intensities in the homogeneous mode in contrast to the filamentary one, the present study indicates a pronounced dependence of the ionization efficiency on the discharge mode allowing further insight into the mechanisms of the ionization process.

He-DBD-jet, propazine mass spectrum, MHCD

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank A. Michels for technical support and T. Krähling for fruitful discussions. Financial support by the Ministerium für Innovation, Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung and by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft is gratefully acknowledged. B.G.-L. also acknowledges a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (Postdoctoral Leibniz-DAAD program, PKZ: A/11/94543).

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    Cordula Meyer, Saskia Müller, Bienvenida Gilbert-Lopez & Joachim Franzke

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Meyer, C., Müller, S., Gilbert-Lopez, B. et al. Impact of homogeneous and filamentary discharge modes on the efficiency of dielectric barrier discharge ionization mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 405, 4729–4735 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-013-6902-5

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