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Novel Symmetric Dielectric Barrier Discharge Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Ion Source for Mass Spectrometry Applications

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of trace substances determined by Mass spectrometry has unique advantages which can¡¦t be replaced. For example, the detection limit of common gas sensors are difficult to lower than 1 ppm, and the sensitivity, selectivity, period of use and stability are not ideal. The detection limit of mass spectrometer is general low to 0.01 ppm. Furthermore, all substances in the sample can be simultaneous analysis by mass spectrometer, but single gas sensor measurements cannot.
In this study, dielectric barrier discharge plasma is used in environmental mass spectrometry analysis. This study develops an innovative balanced T-shaped dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma generator for generating atmospheric plasma to replace the linear type plasma generator. Through the change of the geometric configuration and the drive phase develop T-shaped dielectric barrier discharge plasma, the balanced design can fully cancel the high potential and noise.
The main objective of this study for the more traditional linear electrodes of the study's original novel T-shaped electrodes of different, including mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, and some basic electrical measurements, and by changing the electrode design, voltage, temperature, gas flow, gas flow rate, diameter and other parameters of the dielectric, and compare their differences and to explore the most suitable parameters.
The results showed that T-shaped design of the research and development of innovation through the elimination of the exit pressure put EFI flame can indeed significantly reduce sample oxidation and generate fragments of the situation, and thus improve the mass spectrum of readability and debris interference, thus improving the detection limit , especially for some with a benzene ring and long-chain carbon samples. The experimental results confirm that the development of the Institute of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma free system can be prolonged to produce high concentrations of plasma gas as a free source of the mass spectrometry system, and provides more than 107 cm-3 ion concentration. MS-free analysis of the system can be directly on the gas, liquid and solid samples, the test do not need complicated traditional mass spectrometry analysis of the required sample pre-treatment steps, you can get a clear identification of high mass spectrometry signal. In addition to introducing the basic principles and structure of the atmospheric pressure plasma discharge device, and take advantage of many samples test for the different plasma mass spectrometry free system performance verification.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0911112-160959
Date11 September 2012
CreatorsChiang, Cheng-Hung
ContributorsWei-Lung Tseng, Che-Hsin Lin, Shin-Pon Ju, Lung-Ming Fu, Shu-Chen Hsieh
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0911112-160959
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