Performance evaluation of a miniature ion mobility spectrometer drift cell for application in hand-held explosives detection ion mobility spectrometers

J. S. Babis; R. P. Sperline; A. K. Knight; D. A. Jones; C. A. Gresham; M. B. Denton

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Performance evaluation of a miniature ion mobility spectrometer drift cell for application in hand-held explosives detection ion mobility spectrometers

J. S. Babis, R. P. Sperline, A. K. Knight, D. A. Jones, C. A. Gresham, M. B. Denton

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Abstract

The implementation of hand-held ion mobility spectrometers (IMS) requires the development and evaluation of miniature drift cells providing high sensitivity while maintaining reasonable resolution. This manuscript describes the construction of a miniature IMS designed for such an application and its characterization by evaluation of the detection limits and resolution of the system with seven explosive compounds including trinitrotoluene (TNT), cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX), pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine (Tetryl), nitroglycerin (NG), 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4 DNT), and 2,6-dinitrotoluene (2,6 DNT).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	411-419
Number of pages	9
Journal	Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
Volume	395
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-009-2818-5
State	Published - Sep 2009

Keywords

CTIA
Capacitive-transimpedance amplifier
Explosives
Miniature IMS

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Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry

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