FLASH VAPORIZATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY BY INTENSE THERMAL RADIATION,
Abstract
Mass spectra of low vapor pressure materials, such as polymers and metals, were obtained by the technique of flash-vaporization mass spectrometry. Single, thermal pulses from a xenon flashtube vaporize the samples directly into the ion source of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer; the mass spectra appear momentarily on the screen of an oscilloscope and are recorded photographically. This technique, which also renders some short-lived species amenable to mass spectrometric studies, and the apparatus (including vacuum lock for introducing solid samples into the instrument) are described. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 24, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0600159
Entities
People
- K. A. Lincoln
Organizations
- Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory