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The design of a novel multipass optical arrangement for use with infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) in the quadrupole ion trap is presented. This design circumvents previous problems of limited IR laser power, small IR absorption cross sections for many molecules, and the limited ion statistics of trapping and detection of ions for IRMPD in the quadrupole ion trap. In contrast to previous designs that utilized the quadrupole ion store, the quadrupole ion trap was operated in the mass selective instability mode with concurrent resonance ejection. The instrumental design consisted of a modified ring electrode with three spherical concave mirrors mounted on the inner surface of the ring. This modified design allowed for eight laser passes across the radial plane of the ring electrode. IRMPD of protonated bis(2-methoxyethyl)ether (diglyme) was used to characterize the performance of the multipass ring electrode. Two consecutive reactions for the IRMPD of protonated diglyme were observed with a lower energy channel predominant at less than 0.6 J (irradiation times from 1 to 30 ms) and a second channel predominant at energies greater than 0.6 J (irradiation times > 30 ms). Other studies presented include a discussion of the dissociation kinetics of protonated diglyme, the use of a pulsed valve for increased trapping efficiency of parent ion populations, and the effects of laser wavelength and of ion residence time in the radial plane of the ring electrode on photodissociation efficiency.
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Stephenson, J.L., Booth, M.M., Shalosky, J.A. et al. Infrared multiple photon dissociation in the quadrupole ion trap via a multipass optical arrangement. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 5, 886–893 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1016/1044-0305(94)87013-6
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