A vacuum ultraviolet ion source (VUV-IS) for iodide–chemical ionization mass spectrometry: a substitute for radioactive ion sources

Ji, Yi; Huey, L. Gregory; Tanner, David J.; Lee, Young Ro; Veres, Patrick R.; Neuman, J. Andrew; Wang, Yuhang; Wang, Xinming

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3683-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3683-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3683-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 7

Research article

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09 Jul 2020

Research article |

| 09 Jul 2020

A vacuum ultraviolet ion source (VUV-IS) for iodide–chemical ionization mass spectrometry: a substitute for radioactive ion sources

Yi Ji, L. Gregory Huey, David J. Tanner, Young Ro Lee, Patrick R. Veres, J. Andrew Neuman, Yuhang Wang, and Xinming Wang

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RC1: 'referee report', Joachim Franzke, 04 Feb 2020
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Short summary

A common way of measuring trace gases in the atmosphere is chemical ionization mass spectrometry. One large drawback of these instruments is that they require radioactive ion sources. In this work we demonstrate a simple ion source that uses a small krypton lamp that can be used to replace a radioactive source.