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In the novel atmospheric pressure photoionization-mass spectrometry the ionization efficiency has been observed to decrease when the solvent flow rate is increased. The effect of the flow rate on the ionization efficiency was studied by comparing the behavior of two analytes, one of which is ionized through charge exchange, the other through proton transfer. Additional information about the ion loss mechanisms was obtained by comparing results obtained with two different APPI ion sources: a Sciex prototype and the Agilent/Syagen APPI source. In addition to the measurements done by using the mass analyzer, the total ion current in the ion source was obtained by measuring the currents of the ions arriving at curtain/end plate and orifice/capillary of the two mass spectrometers. The total ion current measurements showed a significant decrease at high solvent flow rates. Loss of dopant radical cations was thought to be the reason for the signal decrease of the analytes formed through charge exchange. Analytes formed through proton transfer were not as seriously ected by the high solvent flow rates, but some saturation of their signal was nevertheless observed. Loss of photons through absorption by solvent vapor is another mechanism that can be held responsible for a reduction of the total number of ions produced by the APPI source.
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Kauppila, T.J., Bruins, A.P. & Kostiainen, R. Effect of the Solvent Flow Rate on the Ionization Efficiency in Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization-Mass Spectrometry. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 16, 1399–1407 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasms.2005.03.051
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