OBSERVATION OF 2,L CHARGE TRANSFER IN A TOF MASS SPECTROMETER,
Abstract
The drift tube of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer has been adapted to serve as a reaction/collision chamber for studying ion dissociation reactions and charge-changing collisions. The methods for identifying the products of such processes depend on shifts in flight times produced by symmetric potential barriers, and are normally used in studying processes in which the mass-to-charge ratio (m/q) of the charged product particle is less than that of its parent. Processes in which the m/q of a charged product is greater than that of its parent represent an interesting special case, since the behavior of the product particle is quite different from that normally encountered. To illustrate this behavior, experimental observations of the 2, 1 charge transfer process N2(++) + N2O = N2(+) + N2O(+) at 6000 ev are presented. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0605814
Entities
People
- K. E. Mcgee
- W. W. Hunt Jr.
Organizations
- Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories