Quadrupole mass fiber

The sample preparation procedures were similar for both of these studies. Smoke aerosols of the materials of interest were produced in the laboratory under either nonflaming or flaming combustion conditions, and the material produced collected on glass fiber filters. The volatile organic fraction was removed from the collected material by gentle heating (50 to 55°C) under vacuum for 24 to 48 h. A portion of the nonvolatile material was then subjected to analysis by Py-MS using a Curie-point pyrolyzer (510°C) interfaced to a quadrupole mass spectrometer via an expansion chamber. 

Louris, J.N. Brodbelt, J.S. Cooks, R.G. Photodissociation in a quadrupole ion trap mass-spectrometer using a fiber optic interface. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes 1987, 75, 345-352. 

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