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Research article
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22 Feb 2021
Research article |
| 22 Feb 2021
| 22 Feb 2021
Introducing the extended volatility range proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometer (EVR PTR-MS)
Felix Piel
IONICON Analytik, Innsbruck, Austria
Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of
Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
now at: Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Markus Müller
IONICON Analytik, Innsbruck, Austria
Klaus Winkler
IONICON Analytik, Innsbruck, Austria
Jenny Skytte af Sätra
Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
now at: Norwegian Environment Agency, Oslo, Norway
Armin Wisthaler
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of
Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Short summary
Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) instruments are widely used in the atmospheric community for measuring organic trace substances in the Earth's atmosphere. Some of these substances
stickonto and slowly come off surfaces in the PTR-MS analyzer, which makes it impossible to measure rapid changes in the atmosphere. Herein, we present a new type of PTR-MS instrument with a specially treated surface that mitigates this problem.
Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) instruments are widely used in the...
