Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Selected Works

Berwyck L. J. Poad

Linear

File Type

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Ozone-Induced Dissociation On A Modified Tandem Linear Ion-Trap: Observations Of Different Reactivity For Isomeric Lipids, Berwyck Poad, Huong Pham, Michael Thomas, Jessica Hughes, J Campbell, Todd Mitchell, Stephen Blanksby May 2013

Ozone-Induced Dissociation On A Modified Tandem Linear Ion-Trap: Observations Of Different Reactivity For Isomeric Lipids, Berwyck Poad, Huong Pham, Michael Thomas, Jessica Hughes, J Campbell, Todd Mitchell, Stephen Blanksby

Berwyck L. J. Poad

Ozone-induced dissociation (OzID) exploits the gas-phase reaction between mass-selected lipid ions and ozone vapor to determine the position(s) of unsaturation. In this contribution, we describe the modification of a tandem linear ion-trap mass spectrometer specifically for OzID analyses wherein ozone vapor is supplied to the collision cell. This instrumental configuration provides spatial separation between mass-selection, the ozonolysis reaction, and mass-analysis steps in the OzID process and thus delivers significant enhancements in speed and sensitivity (ca. 30-fold). These improvements allow spectra revealing the double-bond position(s) within unsaturated lipids to be acquired within 1 s: significantly enhancing the utility of OzID in …


Photoelectron-Photofragment Coincidence Spectroscopy In A Cryogenically Cooled Linear Electrostatic Ion Beam Trap, Christopher J. Johnson, Ben B. Shen, Berwyck L. J Poad, Robert E. Continetti May 2013

Photoelectron-Photofragment Coincidence Spectroscopy In A Cryogenically Cooled Linear Electrostatic Ion Beam Trap, Christopher J. Johnson, Ben B. Shen, Berwyck L. J Poad, Robert E. Continetti

Berwyck L. J. Poad

A cryogenically cooled linear electrostatic ion beam trap for use in photoelectron-photofragment coincidence (PPC) spectroscopy is described. Using this instrument, anions created in cold, low-dutycycle sources can be stored for many seconds in a ∼20 K environment to cool radiatively, removing energetic uncertainties due to vibrationally excited precursor anions. This apparatus maintains a well-collimated beam necessary for high-resolution fragment imaging and the high experimental duty cycle needed for coincidence experiments. Ion oscillation is bunched and phase-locked to a modelocked laser, ensuring temporal overlap between ion bunches and laser pulses and that ions are intersected by the laser only when travelling …