Fifty years of ion and neutral thermochemistry by mass spectrometry

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Publication Type pre-print
School or College College of Science
Department Chemistry
Creator Armentrout, Peter B.
Title Fifty years of ion and neutral thermochemistry by mass spectrometry
Date 2014-01-01
Description Originating with the appearance potentials for "positive rays", the ability of mass spectrometry to obtain quantitative information about the energetics of both ions and neutrals has evolved dramatically. About 50 years ago, many of the techniques that are now common place were first implemented, the interim has seen significant advances in both instrumentation and analysis tools. In this review, a short historical perspective of mass spectrometric approaches to ion and neutral thermochemistry is provided. Included are determinations of ionization and appearance energies, electron affinities, and dissociation energies. The latter are explored via techniques utilizing metastable decomposition, visible and vuv photodissociation, infrared photodissociation, collision-induced dissociation, and electron-induced dissociations, as well as applications of equilibrium methods and association processes. Although many of these techniques focus on ion thermochemistry, the ability to measure the thermodynamics of neutrals via mass spectrometric approaches is also highlighted.
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Publisher Elsevier
First Page 1
Last Page 36
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Armentrout, P. B. (2014). Fifty years of ion and neutral thermochemistry by mass spectrometry. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 1-36.
Rights Management (c) Elsevier ; Authors manuscript from Armentrout, P. B. (2014). Fifty years of ion and neutral thermochemistry by mass spectrometry. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2014.04.005
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