Issue 14, 2023

From droplets to ions: a comprehensive and consecutive ion formation modelling in atmosphere pressure interface of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Abstract

In this study, we propose a novel ion formation simulation method for electrospray ionization (ESI) and atmosphere pressure interface (API). In this method, not the sheer particle trajectory, but the evolution of droplets and the offspring of gaseous ions are introduced instead. For the first time, the dynamic droplet-to-ion transformation process in the API of ESI-MS is visualized. The results suggest that this model provides a better understanding of the ion evolution mechanism and we propose a way for mass spectrometer structure optimization and ion source parameter adjustment in new aspects.

Graphical abstract: From droplets to ions: a comprehensive and consecutive ion formation modelling in atmosphere pressure interface of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 Apr 2023
Accepted
06 Jun 2023
First published
06 Jun 2023

Analyst, 2023,148, 3174-3178

From droplets to ions: a comprehensive and consecutive ion formation modelling in atmosphere pressure interface of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

H. Xingliang, G. Xing, W. Mengfan, D. Fulong, Z. Pengyu, Z. Zhongjun and D. Yixiang, Analyst, 2023, 148, 3174 DOI: 10.1039/D3AN00607G

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