A novel inductively coupled plasma/selected-ion flow tube mass spectrometer for the study of reactions of atomic and atomic oxide ions

摘要

A novel inductively coupled plasma/selected-ion flow tube (ICP/SIFT) mass spectrometer has been constructed for the study of the kinetics and product distributions of reactions of atomic and atomic oxide ions with neutral molecules. The ICP essentially provides a universal source for atomic ions. The operation of the instrument is demonstrated with prototype reactivity and kinetic measurements.