The need for rapid chemical analyses and new analytical tools in forensic laboratories
continues to grow due to case backlogs, difficult-to-analyze cases, and identification of …

Over the last decade, direct analysis in real time (DART) has emerged as a viable method
for fast, easy, and reliable “ambient ionization” for forensic analysis. The ability of DART to …

Fentanyl and fentanyl analogues represent a current and emerging threat in the United
States as pure illicit narcotics and in mixtures with heroin. Because of their extreme potency …

Ambient mass spectrometry has evolved rapidly over the past decade, yielding a plethora of
platforms and demonstrating scientific advancements across a range of fields from biological …

Mass spectrometry (MS) is a formidable analytical tool for the analysis of non-polar to polar
compounds individually and/or from mixtures, providing information on the molecular …

Integral to advances in mass spectrometry (MS) are developments in ionization technology,
which is constantly evolving because of advances in fundamental understanding …

Cold plasma-based ionization techniques allow for soft ionization of a wide variety of
chemical compounds. In this chemical ionization mechanism, the atmosphere plays a crucial …

The reaction of α-pinene with NO 3 is an important sink of both α-pinene and NO 3 at night in
regions with mixed biogenic and anthropogenic emissions; however, there is debate on its …

This study presents the rapid surface detection of explosives by employing atmospheric
pressure arc desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (APADI-MS) using point-to-plane arc …

Infrared thermal desorption (IRTD) was coupled with direct analysis in real time mass
spectrometry (DART-MS) for the detection of both inorganic and organic explosives from …