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Investigation of the ion signal decay in the reaction region of a pulsed ion mobility spectrometer

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International Journal for Ion Mobility Spectrometry

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Ion mobility spectrometry is based on the principle that different analyte ions have in general different mobilities, i.e., they reach different drift velocities when accelerated by an electric field. In order to produce these ions, many different methods are used nowadays. One of these methods, pulsed electron beams, allows for the introduction of delay times in-between ionization and detection. After such a delay, the ion signals are typically detected with lower intensity, which means that a reduced number of ions reaches the detector. Here we present the results of a study in which the ion concentration in the reaction region was analyzed with help of theoretical principles; these results have additionally been compared to experimental data.

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The author would like to thank W. Baether at Dräger in Lübeck, Germany, and S. Zimmermann at the Leibnitz-Universität in Hannover, Germany, for their support during the measurements and helpful discussions.

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Gunzer, F. Investigation of the ion signal decay in the reaction region of a pulsed ion mobility spectrometer. Int. J. Ion Mobil. Spec. 18, 41–49 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12127-015-0171-2

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