CAPTURING IONS (IMAGE)

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

CAPTURING IONS

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An adsorbent particle containing the analyte of interest (e.g. PFAS) is sprayed with charged droplets which splash off the surface and are captured by a metal tube and carried into a mass spectrometer for analysis. A process known as desorption electrospray ionization.

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Craig Fritz/Sandia National Labs

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