Abstract
AbstractThis article reports on the performance of a continuous-flow interface for CO2gas feeding into the ion source of a 200-kV accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) in splitless mode. Distinct CO2fractions and subfractions produced by a commercial Sunset OC/EC (organic carbon/elemental carbon) analyzer from ambient atmospheric aerosols filters are injected into the source and then analyzed by their14C/12C ratio in real time. New features are revealed from organic aerosol subfractions, which thermally desorb close to each other and are only visible by real-time analysis. An optimized setup for this purpose is presented for the measurement of CO2amounts from 3 to 45 μg C. Efficiencies of 4.5–8.0% for the formation of C-ions from CO2are obtained for sample masses of 5–10 μg C and carbon mass flow rates below 2 µg min–1. However, this ionization efficiency is substantially suppressed at high carbon mass flow rates. The potential of this method for a refined apportionment of aerosol sources is demonstrated with ambient filter samples.
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