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ArticleJournal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry2009

Characterization of charge separation in the Array of Micromachined UltraSonic Electrospray (AMUSE) ion source for mass spectrometry.

Thomas P Forbes, R Brent Dixon, David C Muddiman, F Levent Degertekin, Andrei G Fedorov

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Article in Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Thomas P ForbesG. W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA.
R Brent Dixon
David C Muddiman
F Levent Degertekin
Andrei G Fedorov

Funding

Array of Micromachined UltraSonic Electrosprays Bioanalytical Mass SpectrometryR21RR021474 · NCRR · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI FEDOROV, ANDREI G · 2006 to 2008
$520k
NCRR NIH HHS 1 R21 RR021474-01A1NCRR NIH HHS R21 RR021474
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An initial investigation into the effects of charge separation in the Array of Micromachined UltraSonic Electrospray (AMUSE) ion source is reported to gain understanding of ionization mechanisms and to improve analyte ionization efficiency and operation stability. In RF-only mode, AMUSE ejects, on average, an equal number of slightly positive and slightly negative charged droplets due to random charge fluctuations, providing inefficient analyte ionization. Charge separation at the nozzle orifice is achieved by the application of an external electric field. By bringing the counter electrode close to the nozzle array, strong electric fields can be applied at relatively low DC potentials. It has been demonstrated, through a number of electrode/electrical potential configurations, that increasing charge separation leads to improvement in signal abundance, signal-to-noise ratio, and signal stability.

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SonicationEquipment DesignEquipment Failure AnalysisRadiation DosageRadiometrySpectrometry, Mass, Electrospray IonizationStatic Electricity

Identifiers

PMID19525123
PMCPMC2769925

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