Articles | Volume 15, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1159-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1159-2022
Research article
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07 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 07 Mar 2022

A versatile vacuum ultraviolet ion source for reduced pressure bipolar chemical ionization mass spectrometry

Martin Breitenlechner, Gordon A. Novak, J. Andrew Neuman, Andrew W. Rollins, and Patrick R. Veres

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We coupled a new ion source to a commercially available state-of-the-art trace gas analyzer. The instrument is particularly well suited for conducting high-altitude observations, addressing the challenges of low ambient pressures and a complex sample matrix. The new instrument and ion source provides significant advantages to more traditional modes of operation, without sacrificing the sensitivity and flexibility of this technique.