ION SOURCE WITH DEVICE FOR OXIDISING OR HALOGENATING A SAMPLE

摘要

An ion source is disclosed wherein a sample is introduced into the sample chamber (1) of the ion source in the gas phase via a sample introduction capillary tube (2). The sample is directed onto a heated surface (6) coated with an oxidising reagent such as copper oxide. Carbon in the sample is oxidised to form carbon dioxide. The resulting carbon dioxide molecules are then ionised by electron impact ionisation with an electron beam (3) and the resulting ions are passed to a mass analyser for mass analysis.