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Numerical Study of Directionality of Ion Ejection In Axially Symmetric Ion TrapsNaveen Reddy, D S Srinivas 08 1900 (has links) (PDF)
In the normal operation of quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometers, the trapped ions are ejected symmetrically through both the upper (detector) and lower(source) endcap electrodes during mass selective boundary ejection experiment. This reduces the sensitivity of the instrument by almost 50%. In this preliminary study, we altered the geometry parameters of the quadrupole ion traps to introduce asymmetry. The asymmetry displaced the ion cloud towards the detector endcap which resulted in a preferential ejection through this endcap, thus imparting directionality to the ejected ions and hence to the sensitivity enhancement.
Two symmetrical mass analyzers have been taken up for numerical study. They include the Paul trap(QIT) and the cylindricaliontrap(CIT). Asymmetry to these geometries is introduced in two ways, one by varying the upper endcap hole radius alone and in other by stretching the trap along the upper endcap only. The escape velocity plots and mass selective boundary ejection simulations are used to demonstrate the directionality of ion ejection for these geometries. The simulations revealed a significant increase in the number of ions getting ejected in the direction of asymmetry.
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Résonance quadrupolaire de l'azote-14 : amélioration de la qualité spectrale et effet d'un champ magnétique statique de faible amplitude / Nitrogen-14 Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR) : improving the spectral quality and effect of a weak static magnetic fieldAissani, Sarra 20 June 2014 (has links)
La Résonance Quadrupolaire Nucléaire (RQN) est une technique spectroscopique appliquée à l’état solide et qui ne nécessite aucun champ magnétique statique contrairement à la Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire (RMN). Elle permet de détecter, les molécules qui contiennent un noyau quadrupolaire (tel que l'azote-14). La RQN de l’azote-14 suscite un intérêt particulier car elle s'avère utile dans la détection de drogues et d’explosifs, qui contiennent, pour la plupart, des molécules azotées. Cette thèse porte en premier lieu sur l’amélioration de la qualité spectrale en résonance quadrupolaire (RQN) de l’azote-14. Ainsi, nous nous sommes préoccupés des signaux transitoires (ringing) qui suivent l’impulsion radiofréquence (rf) et qui masquent en partie le signal RQN. Nous avons d’abord montré, par une étude théorique et expérimentale, que les mesures à basse puissance (< 3Watts) étaient possibles, ce qui nous a permis de diminuer l’amplitude du ringing. De plus, grâce à ce mode de fonctionnement (basse puissance), nous avons pu proposer un circuit original de commutation du facteur de qualité (Q-switch) basé sur un commutateur rf CMOS et qui a permis de diminuer la durée du ringing. La seconde partie traite de l’influence d’un champ magnétique statique faible amplitude et des divers paramètres expérimentaux en RQN de l’azote-14. Dans le cas où le tenseur de gradient de champ électrique est de symétrie axiale, nous avons observé des élargissements, voire des doublets Zeeman. En revanche, dans le cas général (absence de symetrie), nous avons mis en évidence la possibilité définir le tenseur de gradient de champ électrique à partir de la forme de raie d’une seule transition au lieu de deux transitions (sans champ magnétique statique). Ce dernier résultat pourrait permettre de diminuer de moitié le temps nécessaire à la caractérisation d’une nouvelle molécule azotée. / Nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) is a solid-state spectroscopic technique which doesn't require a static magnetic field in contrast to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). It is used to detect molecules containing quadrupole nuclei (such as nitrogen-14). Nitrogen-14 quadrupole resonance is of particular interest because it is useful in the detection of drugs and explosives, which contain mostly of nitrogen molecules. In this thesis we have primarily focused on improving the spectral quality in nitrogen-14 quadrupole resonance (NQR) . Thus, we were concerned with the transient signals ( ringing ) following the radiofrequency (rf) pulse and which partly overwhelm the NQR signal. First, we demonstrated by theoretical and experimental study that low power measurements (< 3Watts ) were possible, allowing us to reduce the ringing amplitude. In addition, through this mode ( low power ), we have proposed an original quality factor switching circuit (Q -switch ) based on rf CMOS switch and which has reduced the ringing duration. The second part deals with the effect of a weak static magnetic field and various experimental parameters in nitrogen-14 quadrupole resonance. In the case of an axially symmetric electric field gradient tensor, we observed broadening or Zeeman doublets. By contrast, in the general case (no symmetry), we demonstrated the possibility to define the electric field gradient tensor from the line shape of a single transition instead of two transitions ( without static magnetic field ). This result reduces by half the time required for the characterization of a new nitrogen molecule.
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Optimalizace pokusného NQR spektrometru / Optimization of the experimental NQR spectrometerSegiňák, Ján January 2017 (has links)
The thesis deals with the NQR spectroscopy, which is one of the modern non-destructive measurement and diagnostic methods for the characterization of various materials. It is using a quadrupole moment - a property of atomic nuclei of certain isotopes. A method of nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) is in principle very similar to nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Thesis in the theoretical part analyse the principles of NMR and NQR, describes the possible use of this method to detect for example explosives, drugs, and other chemicals. In the following chapters are analysed the key parameters of NQR spectrometer and the principle of the chosen measurement method. The practical part deals with the individual components of NQR spectrometer, the design of possible improvements and programming of the measuring sequence. In the final chapter are processed the measurements of the submitted samples.
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NQR spektroskopie - návrh metod měření / NQR spectroscopy - design of measurement methodsProcházka, Michal January 2013 (has links)
Nuclear quadropole spectroscopy is a modern analytical method for detecting specific solid state materials, e.g. explosives, drugs etc. It uses phenomenon of atomic nucleus called nuclear quadrupole moment. NQR method is very similar to common nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) that is why major principles are explained using NMR. The thesis deals with basic principle of NQR, its usage for explosives detection and also detection of other chemical compounds and many other useful applications. The thesis deals with specific circuit design, techniques for sufficient sensitivity, impedance matching and circuit isolation. Practical part consists of simulations as well as designs of a few impedance transformers, pi-networks, and coils. Also experimental probe was created. In the last part, NQR workplace was assembled and a few chemical compounds were detected. These were KClO3, NaClO3 and NaNO2 . Finally minimum detectable amount of potassium chlorate as the strongest signal of these was determined.
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Mass selected low energy ion-assisted growth of epitaxial GaN thin films: Impact of the nitrogen ion speciesMensing, Michael 28 August 2020 (has links)
In this thesis, a custom quadrupole mass filter setup was established to independently investigate the impact of the most prominent ion species that are present during ion-assisted deposition. The setup was applied to the low temperature epitaxial growth of GaN thin films on 6H-SiC substrates. Atomic nitrogen ions at higher ion kinetic energies were for the first time independently identified to be the predominant cause of deteriorating crystalline qualities during growth. Precise control of the ion beam parameters yielded the capability to vary the average GaN phase content from almost purely wurtzite to the meta-stable zinc blende GaN phase. Even in case of comparably high crystalline quality, the atomic and molecular nitrogen ions were independently determined to yield distinct thin film topographies throughout the entire observed evolution of the thin film formation.:Bibliographical Description
1 Introduction
1.1 Epitaxial Thin Film Growth
1.2 Ion-Beam Assisted Deposition
1.2.1 Influence of Energetic Particles
1.2.2 Ion-atom Arrival Ratio
1.3 Gallium Nitride
2 Methods
2.1 Setup of the Deposition System
2.1.1 Knudsen Effusion Cell
2.1.2 Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction
2.1.3 Auger Electron Spectroscopy
2.1.4 Ion Sources
2.2 Quadrupole Mass Filter System
2.2.1 Components
2.2.2 Working Principle of a Quadrupole Mass Filter
2.2.3 Alternative Mass Filters
2.3 X-ray Diffraction and Reflectivity
2.4 Atomic Force Microscopy
2.5 Transmission Electron Microscopy
3 Results and Discussions
3.1 Characterization of the Quadrupole Mass Filter System
3.1.1 Mass Filter Performance and Resolution
3.1.2 Ion Beam Characteristics
3.1.3 Space Charge Considerations
3.1.4 Conclusions
3.2 Influence of the I/A Ratio and Ion Kinetic Energy
3.2.1 Determination of the GaN Phase Composition
3.2.2 Film Topography and Growth Mode
3.2.3 Crystal Structure and Orientation
3.2.4 Microstructure at the Interface
3.2.5 Conclusions
3.3 Impact of the Ion Species on Growth Instabilities
3.3.1 Growth Rates and Thin Film Topography
3.3.2 Crystal Structure
3.3.3 Growth Mode and RHEED pattern evolution
3.3.4 Conclusions
4 Summary and Conclusions
Bibliography
Complete Publication List of the Author
Acknowledgments
Declaration of Authorship / In dieser Arbeit wurde ein maßgefertigter Quadrupol-Massenfilteraufbau etabliert, um die Auswirkungen der prominentesten Ionenspezies, die während der ionengestützten Abscheidung vorhanden sind, unabhängig voneinander zu untersuchen. Der Aufbau wurde für das epitaktische Niedertemperatur-Wachstum von GaN-Dünnschichten auf 6H-SiC-Substraten angewendet. Atomare Stickstoffionen bei höheren kinetischen Ionenenergien wurden zum ersten Mal in der Abwesenheit anderer Spezies als die dominierende Ursache für die Verschlechterung der kristallinen Qualität während des Wachstums identifiziert. Eine präzise Kontrolle der Ionenstrahlparameter ergab die Fähigkeit, den durchschnittlichen GaN-Phasengehalt von der fast reinen Wurtzit- bis zur metastabilen Zinkblende-GaN-Phase zu variieren. Selbst bei vergleichbar hoher kristalliner Qualität weisen die mit atomaren und molekularen Stickstoffionen hergestellten Schichten unabhängig voneinander verschiedene Topographien auf, die sich während der gesamten beobachteten Entwicklung der Dünnschichtbildung deutlich abzeichneten.:Bibliographical Description
1 Introduction
1.1 Epitaxial Thin Film Growth
1.2 Ion-Beam Assisted Deposition
1.2.1 Influence of Energetic Particles
1.2.2 Ion-atom Arrival Ratio
1.3 Gallium Nitride
2 Methods
2.1 Setup of the Deposition System
2.1.1 Knudsen Effusion Cell
2.1.2 Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction
2.1.3 Auger Electron Spectroscopy
2.1.4 Ion Sources
2.2 Quadrupole Mass Filter System
2.2.1 Components
2.2.2 Working Principle of a Quadrupole Mass Filter
2.2.3 Alternative Mass Filters
2.3 X-ray Diffraction and Reflectivity
2.4 Atomic Force Microscopy
2.5 Transmission Electron Microscopy
3 Results and Discussions
3.1 Characterization of the Quadrupole Mass Filter System
3.1.1 Mass Filter Performance and Resolution
3.1.2 Ion Beam Characteristics
3.1.3 Space Charge Considerations
3.1.4 Conclusions
3.2 Influence of the I/A Ratio and Ion Kinetic Energy
3.2.1 Determination of the GaN Phase Composition
3.2.2 Film Topography and Growth Mode
3.2.3 Crystal Structure and Orientation
3.2.4 Microstructure at the Interface
3.2.5 Conclusions
3.3 Impact of the Ion Species on Growth Instabilities
3.3.1 Growth Rates and Thin Film Topography
3.3.2 Crystal Structure
3.3.3 Growth Mode and RHEED pattern evolution
3.3.4 Conclusions
4 Summary and Conclusions
Bibliography
Complete Publication List of the Author
Acknowledgments
Declaration of Authorship
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TWO-DIMENSIONAL TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY: INSTRUMENTATION AND APPLICATIONLucas J Szalwinski (12469362) 27 April 2022 (has links)
<p>Mass spectrometry has become the premium chemical identification method. The next advancement for mass spectrometry is the widespread use of mass spectrometers for on-site chemical/biological identification. Ion trap mass spectrometers have emerged as powerful on-site analytical platforms, in spite of limited mass resolution, due to their compatibility with ambient ionization methods and ready implementation of tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). However, conventionally operated ion traps are inefficient in accessing the entire tandem mass spectrometry dataspace. By operating the ion trap at a constant trapping voltage, more efficient tandem mass spectrometry scan modes are accessible. The most efficient is to acquire the entire tandem mass spectrometry data space and this work demonstrates three different methods of acquiring this data domain. These methods acquire the data in under a second and the best performing method was implemented in a miniature mass spectrometer without performance decrease. The impact of this device is most powerful when analysis requires the entire ionized sample be considered to determine the identity of the sample. This was shown to be useful for monitoring the lipid metabolism in a model microorganism. </p>
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The Gas-Phase Ligand Exchange of Calcium β-diketonate ComplexesGatte, Brandi J. 02 May 2022 (has links)
No description available.
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Development of a Novel Tandem Mass Spectrometry Technique for Forensic and Biological ApplicationsCollin, Olivier L. January 2007 (has links)
No description available.
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization- quadrupole ion trap-time of flight mass spectrometry sequencing resolves structures of unidentified peptides obtained by in-gel tryptic digestion of haptoglobin derivatives from human plasma proteomes.Sutton, Chris W., Glocker, M.O., Koy, C., Tanaka, K., Mikkat, S., Resch, M. 2009 July 1914 (has links)
No / Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis-separated and excised haptoglobin alpha2-chain protein spots were subjected to in-gel digestion with trypsin. Previously unassigned peptide ion signals observed in mass spectrometric fingerprinting experiments were sequenced using the matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-quadrupole ion trap-time of flight (MALDI-QIT-TOF) mass spectrometer and showed that the haptoglobin alpha-chain derivative under study was cleaved by trypsin unspecifically. Abundant cleavages occurred C-terminal to histidine residues at H23, H28, and H87. In addition, mild acidic hydrolysis leading to cleavage after aspartic acid residues at D13 was observed. The uninterpreted tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) spectrum of the peptide with ion signal at 2620.19 was submitted to database search and yielded the identification of the corresponding peptide sequence comprising amino acids (aa) aa65-87 from the haptoglobin alpha-chain protein. Also, the presence of a mixture of two tryptic peptides (mass to charge ratio m/z 1708.8; aa40-54, and aa99-113, respectively), that is caused by a tiny sequence variation between the two repeats in the haptoglobin alpha2-chain protein was resolved by MS/MS fragmentation using the MALDI-QIT-TOF mass spectrometer instrument. Advantageous features such as (i) easy parent ion creation, (ii) minimal sample consumption, and (iii) real collision induced dissociation conditions, were combined successfully to determine the amino acid sequences of the previously unassigned peptides. Hence, the novel mass spectrometric sequencing method applied here has proven effective for identification of distinct molecular protein structures.
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A Radio Frequency Quadrupole Instrument for use with Accelerator Mass Spectrometry: Application to Low Kinetic Energy Reactive Isobar Suppression and Gas–phase Anion Reaction StudiesEliades, John Alexander 21 August 2012 (has links)
A radio frequency (rf) quadrupole instrument, currently known as an Isobar Separator for Anions (ISA), has been integrated into an Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) system to facilitate anion–gas reactions before the tandem accelerator. An AMS Cs+ sputter source provided > 15 keV ions that were decelerated in the prototype ISA to < 20 eV for reaction in a single collision cell and re-accelerated for AMS analysis. Reaction based isobar suppression capabilities were assessed for smaller AMS systems and a new technique for gas–phase reaction studies was developed.
Isobar suppression of 36S– and 12C3– for 36Cl analysis, and YF3– and ZrF3– for 90Sr analysis were studied in NO2 with deceleration to < 12 eV. Observed attenuation cross sections, σ [x 10^–15 cm^2], were σ(S– + NO2) = 6.6, σ(C3– + NO2) = 4.2, σ(YF3– + NO2) = 7.6, σ(ZrF3– + NO2) = 19. With 8 mTorr NO2, relative attenuations of S–/Cl– ~ 10^–6, C3–/Cl– ~ 10^–7, YF3–/SrF3– ~ 5 x 10^–5 and ZrF3–/SrF3– ~ 4 x 10^–6 were observed with Cl– ~ 30% and SrF3– > 90% transmission. Current isobar attenuation limits with < 1.75 MV accelerator terminal voltage and ppm impurity levels were calculated to be 36S–/Cl– ~ 4 x 10^–16, 12C3–/Cl– ~ 1.2 x 10^–16, 90YF3–/SrF3– ~ 10^–15 and 90ZrF3–/SrF3– ~ 10^–16.
Using 1.75 MV, four 36Cl reference standards in the range 4 x 10^–13 < 36Cl/Cl < 4 x 10^–11 were analyzed with 8 mTorr NO2. The measured 36Cl/Cl ratios plotted very well against the accepted values. A sample impurity content S/Cl < 6 x 10^–5 was measured and a background level of 36S–/Cl < 9 x 10^–15 was determined.
Useful currents of a wide variety of anions are produced in AMS sputter sources and molecules can be identified relatively unambiguously by stripping fragments from tandem accelerators. Reactions involving YF3–, ZrF3–, S– and SO– + NO2 in the ISA analyzed by AMS are described, and some interesting reactants are identified.
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