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Vacuum References
SRS-Vacuum Technology References
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34. Xi Li. Et. al.,””Mass Spectrometric measurements on inductively coupled
fluorocarbon plasmas: Positive ions, radicals and endpoint detection””, J. Vac. Sci.
Technol. A 17(5) (1999) 2438.
35. Mark W.Raynor, et. al., ““On-line Impurity Detection in Corrosive Gases Using
Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry””, LEOS Newsletter, October 2000, page 9.
Specialized/Unusual Applications of RGAs
1. Don Hall, Wells Shentwu, S. Michael Sterner, and Paul D. Wagner, 1997, ““Using
Fluid Inclusions to Explore for Oil and Gas””, Hart's Petroleum Engineer
International, No. 11, p. 29-34.
Note : SRS RGAs used to examine fluid inclusions
from oil wells.
2. Hadley, Scott W., Don L. Hall, S. Michael Sterner, and Wells Shentwu, 1997,
““Hydrocarbon Pay Delineation and Product Characterization with Fluid Inclusions:
Examples from East Coast Canada and Western Canada Sedimentary Basin””, in Can.
Well Log. Soc. in site, Vol. 1, No. 3, p.2-4.
Note : SRS RGA s used to examine fluid
inclusions from oil wells.
3. Harmeet Singh, et. al. ““Mass spectrometric detection of reactive neutral species:
Beam-to-background ratio””, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A17(5) (1999) 2447
4. Harmeet Singh, J. W. Coburn and David B. Graves, ““Appearance potential mass
spectrometry: Discrimination of Dissociative ionization products””, J. Vac. Sci.
Technol. A18(2) (2000) 299
5. Babu Chalamala, Robert Wallace and Bruce Gnade, ““Poisoning of Spindt-type
molybdenum field emitter arrays by CO2””, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 16(5) (1998)
2866.
Note : SRS RGA100 is used in the study of the effect of CO2 on the emission
characteristics of Spindt-type molybdenum field emission cathode arrays.
6. O. David Sparkman, ““The 12
th
Sanibel Conference on Mass Spectrometry: Field-
Portable and Miniature Mass Spectrometry””, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 11 (2000)
468. Note: An interesting review of field portable mass spectrometry.
7. Scott A. Furman et. al., ““Improving the detection limit of a quadrupole mass
spectrometer””, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 19(3) (20001) 1032.
8. D. R. Ermer, et. al. ““Intensity Dependence of Cation Kinetic Energies from 2,5-
dihydroxybenzoic acid near the infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
threshold””, Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 36 (2001) . Note: An SRS RGA is used in
a TOF setup to determine the mechanism of Ionization of MALDI Matrices. Reprint
kindly submitted by professor Richard Haglund, Jr.
9. R. T. Short et. al. , ““Underwater Mass Spectrometers for in situ Chemical analysis of
the Hydrosphere””, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 12 (2001) 676. Note: An RGA is
used in combination with Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry to do
underwater analysis of VOCs.