ISSN:
0030-493X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The minimum energy, Qmin, necessary to convert an ion m1+ to a doubly charged ion m12+ is obtained for 19 different ions from methane, ammonia, water and hydrogen sulphide by charge stripping using nitrogen collision gas. The ions studied include the [MH]+ ions formed by chemical ionization in a high pressure source. Stable m12+ ions could not be formed in the case of [NH4]+, [NH]+·, [H2O]+· and [OH]+. Even in these cases the value of Qmin could be estimated by studying the fragments formed from the unstable m2+ ions. In several cases, the energy required to form m12+ ions is less than the literature value for the ionization energy of m1+. This is discussed in terms of the possibility of the presence of excited states of m1+ in the present experiments.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oms.1210161008
