Anal. Chem. 2004, 76, 712-719
Development and Characterization of an Aerosol Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer with Increased Detection Efficiency Yongxuan Su, Michele F. Sipin, Hiroshi Furutani, and Kimberly A. Prather*
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0314
This paper describes the development and characterization studies of a more efficient aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer (ATOFMS), showing results for the on-line detection and determination of the size and chemical composition of single fine (100-300 nm) and ultrafine (