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Ultra-fast laser pulses provide an ion source for highly selective mass spectroscopy

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The mass spectra of two isomers of butane, 1-butene and cis-2-butene, interacting with linearly polarized Ti:sapphire laser pulses, were compared. It was demonstrated that the difference between the two spectra are much more pronounced than the corresponding spectra prepared by 100 eV electron ionization ion source. In addition, the difference could be varied by changing the peak laser intensity. The observation suggests potential application of dissociative multiphoton ionization by ultrafast laser pulses as a source for high performance mass spectroscopy.

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  1. Centre d’Optique, Photonique et Laser (COPL) and Département de Physique, de Génie Physique et d’Optique, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada

    S. Mehdi Sharifi, A. Talebpour & S.L. Chin

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Mehdi Sharifi, S., Talebpour, A. & Chin, S. Ultra-fast laser pulses provide an ion source for highly selective mass spectroscopy. Appl. Phys. B 91, 579–581 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3038-y

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