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If the ionization mechanism in fast-atom bombardment involves ion/molecule reactions, what are the reagent ions? The time dependence of fast-atom bombardment mass spectra and parallels to chemical ionization

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The evaporation in vacuo of the matrices used and the particle-induced desorption of matrix molecules in fast-atom bombardment (FAB) contribute to a proposed high pressure region above the FAB matrix known as the selvedge region. If the neutral number density is sufficiently high, ions formed upon bombardment may undergo collisions with molecules, yielding matrix-related cluster ions and, in cases when the analyte is desorbed in neutral form, protonated and deprotonated analyte molecules. Similarities with the chemical ionization (CI experiment have been pointed out previously and are further developed here. If FAB is similar to CI, then the response depends on the structures of the reagent ions — those ions that react with gas phase analyte molecules. We consider here the time dependence of positive and negative ion FAB spectra to attempt to identify the reagent ions of FAB. A model is suggested for the FAB ion source which evaluates similarities to a CI source, as well as spatial aspects that are unique to desorption/ionization techniques.

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Székely, G., Allison, J. If the ionization mechanism in fast-atom bombardment involves ion/molecule reactions, what are the reagent ions? The time dependence of fast-atom bombardment mass spectra and parallels to chemical ionization. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 8, 337–351 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1044-0305(97)00003-2

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