Suppression of collision-induced dissociation in a supersonically expanding gas

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Main Authors: Namangalam, Uma, Mohandas, Salvi, Dinesan, Hemanth, S, Sunil Kumar
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Published: 2024
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author Namangalam, Uma
Mohandas, Salvi
Dinesan, Hemanth
S, Sunil Kumar
author_facet Namangalam, Uma
Mohandas, Salvi
Dinesan, Hemanth
S, Sunil Kumar
contents In high-resolution mass spectrometry, an electrospray ionization source is often paired with an ion-funnel to enhance ion transmission. Although it is established that ions experience collision-induced dissociation as they pass through this device, the impact of gas-flow dynamics on ion fragmentation remains unexplored. The present work demonstrates that the gas-flow dynamics from the capillary interface of an electrospray ionization source into an ion-funnel significantly reduces ion fragmentation. This reduction stems from the substantial decrease in the rate of increase in the internal energy of the ions resulting from the collisions with a supersonically expanding gas. The results of this study have significant consequences for systems that employ electrospray mass spectrometry and ion-mobility spectrometry.
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spellingShingle Suppression of collision-induced dissociation in a supersonically expanding gas
Namangalam, Uma
Mohandas, Salvi
Dinesan, Hemanth
S, Sunil Kumar
Atomic and Molecular Clusters
In high-resolution mass spectrometry, an electrospray ionization source is often paired with an ion-funnel to enhance ion transmission. Although it is established that ions experience collision-induced dissociation as they pass through this device, the impact of gas-flow dynamics on ion fragmentation remains unexplored. The present work demonstrates that the gas-flow dynamics from the capillary interface of an electrospray ionization source into an ion-funnel significantly reduces ion fragmentation. This reduction stems from the substantial decrease in the rate of increase in the internal energy of the ions resulting from the collisions with a supersonically expanding gas. The results of this study have significant consequences for systems that employ electrospray mass spectrometry and ion-mobility spectrometry.
title Suppression of collision-induced dissociation in a supersonically expanding gas
topic Atomic and Molecular Clusters
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.15757