Proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry: fundamentals, recent advances and applications

Eugen Hartungen; Simone Jürschik; Alfons Jordan; Achim Edtbauer; Stefan Feil; Gernot Hanel; Hans Seehauser; Stefan Haidacher; Ralf Schottkowsky; Lukas Märk; Stefan Jaksch; Bishu Agarwal; Kurt Becker; Chris A. Mayhew; Philipp Sulzer; Tilmann D. Märk

doi:10.1051/epjap/2012120401

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Applied Physics

Topical issue: 13th International Symposium on High Pressure Low Temperature Plasma Chemistry (Hakone XIII). Edited by Nicolas Gherardi, Henryca Danuta Stryczewska and Yvan Ségui

Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. (2013) 61: 24303
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2012120401

Proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry: fundamentals, recent advances and applications ^*

Eugen Hartungen¹, Simone Jürschik¹, Alfons Jordan¹, Achim Edtbauer¹, Stefan Feil¹, Gernot Hanel¹, Hans Seehauser¹, Stefan Haidacher¹, Ralf Schottkowsky¹, Lukas Märk¹, Stefan Jaksch¹, Bishu Agarwal², Kurt Becker³, Chris A. Mayhew⁴, Philipp Sulzer¹^a and Tilmann D. Märk¹^,2

¹ IONICON Analytik GmbH, Eduard Bodem Gasse 3, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
² Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
³ Polytechnic Institute of New York University, NY 11201, USA
⁴ School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT Birmingham, UK

^a e-mail: philipp.sulzer@ionicon.com

Received: 28 September 2012
Accepted: 5 December 2012
Published online: 15 February 2013

Abstract

Proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) offers many advantages for trace gas analysis, including no sample preparation, real-time analysis, high selectivity and sensitivity, ultra-low detection limits and very short response times. These characteristic features have made it an ideal tool for many applications in science, technology and society. Here we will discuss recent developments, in particular advances concerning sensitivity, selectivity and general applicability.

Contribution to the Topical Issue “13th International Symposium on High Pressure Low Temperature Plasma Chemistry (Hakone XIII)”, Edited by Nicolas Gherardi, Henryca Danuta Stryczewska and Yvan Ségui.

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