Is electrospray emission really due to columbic forces?

Electrospray ionization (ESI) is a widely adopted soft ionization method for mass spectroscopy (MS). In spite of the undeniable success of the technique, its mechanisms are difficult to be analytically modelled because the process is characterized by non-equilibrium conditions. The common belief is...

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Main Authors: Francesco Aliotta, Pietro Calandra, Mikolaj Pochylski, Rosina C. Ponterio, Gabriele Salvato, Cirino Vasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2014-09-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4894800