Mass Spectrometry Facility at C2TN
FTICR/MS Extrel/Finnigan FTMS 2001-DT.
Specifications
- 3 Tesla superconducting magnet
- Double ICR cell
- EI, CI and LDI internal sources
- Nd:YAG Laser Spectra-Physics GCR-11 (with harmonic generator)
- High resolution accurate mass measurements (m/z < 500)
- Low resolution mass measurements (m/z < 10000)
- MSn
- Collision-Induced Dissociation (CID)
- Reagent inlets (leak and pulsed valves)
Applications
- Gas-phase ion chemistry experiments.
- Characterization of organic, inorganic and organometallic compounds (including air-sensitive compounds).
Contact
Joaquim Marçalo   or   João Paulo Leal   from   f-Element Chemistry Group (C2TN)>QIT/MS Bruker HCT.
Specifications
- ESI, offline nano-ESI and APCI sources
- Low resolution mass measurements (m/z < 6000)
- MSn
- Collision-Induced Dissociation (CID)
- Reagent inlet (leak valve)
Applications
- Characterization of organic, inorganic and organometallic compounds (including air-sensitive compounds).
- Gas-phase ion chemistry experiments.
Contact
Joaquim Marçalo   or   João Paulo Leal   from   f-Element Chemistry Group (C2TN)>ICPMS Perkin-Elmer ELAN DRC-e.
Specifications
- Quadrupole mass analyser
- Collision/reaction cell
- HPLC (Perkin Elmer Series 200)
- Clean rooms for sample preparation and analysis
Applications
- Trace element determination
- Elemental speciation
- Analysis of biological, environmental, archaeological and museological samples
Contact
Maria de Fátima Araújo   from   Radiation, Elements and Isotopes Group (C2TN)IRMS SerCon Geo 20-20.
Specifications
- Isotope ratio determinations: δ13C, δ15N, δ18O
- Analysis of solid (micro)samples
- Elemental analyzer (coupled)
Applications
- Analysis of organic materials, sediments, carbonates
- Biological, environmental, palaeoclimatic and palaeodietary studies
Contact
Maria de Fátima Araújo   or   Paula Carreira   from   Radiation, Elements and Isotopes Group (C2TN)