Figures & data
FIG. 1 Schematic of SPMS.
FIG. 2 Relationship between the cube root of the integrated signal intensity and particle size for three materials.
FIG. 3 Typical mass spectrum of a NaCl nanoparticle (∼ 70 nm).
FIG. 4 Histogram of Na fraction in polydisperse NaCl nanoparticles.
FIG. 5 Saturation of ion yield with pulse energy.
FIG. 6 (a) Schematic of TOF tube assembly from ion generation to its detection. (b) Geometrical configuration of ion cloud used in simulation. x denotes the direction toward MCP detector along the centerline of time of flight tube, while y direction is the horizontal direction.
FIG. 7 Simulation algorithm for TOF mass spectrum and detection efficiency.
FIG. 8 Effect of initial KE on detection efficiency.
FIG. 9 Total ion yield as a function of flight tube steering voltage.
FIG. 10 Size distribution as measured by SPMS and comparison with SMPS.
