Laser-based ion mobility spectrometry for sensing of aromatic compounds

Hans-Gerd Loehmannsroeben; Toralf Beitz; Robert Laudien; Rainer Schultze

doi:10.1117/12.559509

15 September 2004 Laser-based ion mobility spectrometry for sensing of aromatic compounds

Hans-Gerd Loehmannsroeben, Toralf Beitz, Robert Laudien, Rainer Schultze

Proceedings Volume 5547, Remote Sensing in Atmospheric Pollution Monitoring and Control; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559509
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

The drift time spectra of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), alkylbenzenes and alkylphenylethers were recorded with a laser-based ion mobility (IM) spectrometer. The ion mobilities of all compounds were determined in helium as drift gas. This allows the calculation of the diffusion cross sections (Ω_calc) on the basis of the exact hard sphere scattering model (EHSSM) and their comparison with the experimentally determined diffusion cross sections (Ω_exp). These Ω_exp/Ω_calc-correlations are presented for molecules with a rigid structure like PAH and prove the reliability of the theoretical model and experimental method. The increase of the selectivity of IM spectrometry is demonstrated using resonance enhanced multiphoton ionisation (REMPI) at atmospheric pressure, realized by tuneable lasers. The REMPI spectra of nine alkylbenzenes and alkylphenylethers are investigated. On the basis of these spectra, the complete qualitative distinction of eight compounds in a mixture is shown. These experiments are extended to alkylbenzene isomer mixtures.

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Hans-Gerd Loehmannsroeben, Toralf Beitz, Robert Laudien, and Rainer Schultze "Laser-based ion mobility spectrometry for sensing of aromatic compounds", Proc. SPIE 5547, Remote Sensing in Atmospheric Pollution Monitoring and Control, (15 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559509

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