Articles | Volume 14, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4187-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4187-2021
Research article
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07 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 07 Jun 2021

Measurement of iodine species and sulfuric acid using bromide chemical ionization mass spectrometers

Mingyi Wang, Xu-Cheng He, Henning Finkenzeller, Siddharth Iyer, Dexian Chen, Jiali Shen, Mario Simon, Victoria Hofbauer, Jasper Kirkby, Joachim Curtius, Norbert Maier, Theo Kurtén, Douglas R. Worsnop, Markku Kulmala, Matti Rissanen, Rainer Volkamer, Yee Jun Tham, Neil M. Donahue, and Mikko Sipilä

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AR by Yee Jun Tham on behalf of the Authors (08 Apr 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (16 Apr 2021) by Hendrik Fuchs
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AA by Yee Jun Tham on behalf of the Authors (03 Jun 2021)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (04 Jun 2021) by Hendrik Fuchs
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Short summary
Atmospheric iodine species are often short-lived with low abundance and have thus been challenging to measure. We show that the bromide chemical ionization mass spectrometry, compatible with both the atmospheric pressure and reduced pressure interfaces, can simultaneously detect various gas-phase iodine species. Combining calibration experiments and quantum chemical calculations, we quantify detection sensitivities to HOI, HIO3, I2, and H2SO4, giving detection limits down to < 106 molec. cm-3.