ISSN:
0951-4198
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Some properties of matrix-assisted laser desorptio have been studied using single-ion-counting methods and a time-to-digital converter. The methods allow examination of the process for irradiances near the reported threshold for observation with a transient recorder. All measurements were made using bovine insulin as a test compound. We presernt direct evidence that an irradiance threshold near 106 W cm-2 exists for ion production, and that the process in a collective effect, either involving a large number of molecular ions (∼104)in a successful event or none at all. Above the threshold, the yield is found to scale with a high power (4th to 6th) of the irradiance. Measurements of initial velocity distributions indicate an axial velocity spread corresponding to ∼50 eV and a radial velocity spread corresponding to ∼2.4 eV. Thus the ejection or extraction mechanism appears to be strongly asymmetric.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.1290050306
