Published September 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Mass spectral resolution of F+ and H3O+ in very high vacuum

  • 1. Department of Applied Science, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187 (United States)
  • 2. Teledyne Hastings Instruments, Hampton, Virginia 23601 (United States)

Description

This brief report presents mass spectral resolution of H3O+ and F+ at mass 19 in a high vacuum system. Typically, this mass spectral peak observed in residual gas analyzers has always been attributed to fluorine. Using Fourier transform mass spectrometry, the presence of the hydronium ion was fully resolved from fluorine and it is shown that there is ample time for the formation of the hydronium ion through ion-molecule interactions

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Journal Title
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. A, Vacuum, Surfaces and Films
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 1796-1799
ISSN
0734-2101
CODEN
JVTAD6

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(c) 2003 American Vacuum Society.