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. 1990 Sep;1(5):413-6.
doi: 10.1016/1044-0305(90)85022-E.

Surface-induced dissociation of peptide ions in Fourier-transform mass spectrometry

E R Williams  1 , K D Henry, F W McLafferty, J Shabanowitz, D F Hunt
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Surface-induced dissociation of peptide ions in Fourier-transform mass spectrometry

E R Williams et al. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 1990 Sep.

Abstract

Peptide molecular ion species up to m/z 3055 introduced into a Fourier-transform mass spectrometer can be made to undergo extensive fragmentation by electrically floating the ion cell. The proportion of ions dissociated increases with increasing voltage, with 48 eV producing the highest absolute abundance of fragment ions above m/z 200. At this energy, spectra closely resemble those from photodissociation at 193 nm, indicating an internal energy deposition of 6-7 eV; change of product abundances with kinetic energy resembles a conventional breakdown curve. The precursor ions apparently are electrostatically attracted to strike screen wires across the ion cell entrance, producing daughter ions of low kinetic energy.

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