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In September the International Association for Breath Research (IABR)’s Breath Summit 2019 took place in Leicestershire, UK. IONICON participated as an exhibitor and with scientific contributions, also conducting a crowd breath experiment. Numerous excellent talks covered the whole spectrum of breath analysis could be enjoyed by the attendees.

Several presented PTR-TOF as their main tool for research, such as VOC analysis – a trailblazer in translational r

From SIFT to ultimate performance PTR-TOF trace gas analyzers

The success story of PTR-TOFMS has its roots in the so-called “Flowing Afterglow Technique”, introduced in the 1960s. From this starting point continuous research and innovations by various experts, who wanted to eliminate instrumental drawbacks and shortcomings, have led to different technological milestones, among them SIFT-MS.

Continuous evolution and many important updates of our technologies are illustrated and explained in our new “Direct Particle & Gas-Phase Monitoring With CHARON PTR-TOFMS” brochure.

That’s in it for you:

• CHARON for direct gas- and particle-phase characterization with one single PTR-TOF instrument
• EVR for world-leading PTR-MS response times
• NH4+ ionization for fragmentation free ionization
• TRU-E/N technology for fu

Crucial application benefits from fast switching NH₄⁺ ionization

The proprietary and IONICON exclusive method of producing NH₄⁺ solely from H₂O vapor and N₂ in the established hollow cathode ion source, without the need of any ammonia (PCT application submitted) has many advantages.

Today we

A novel proprietary method of NH₄⁺ production for IONICON customers

In PTR-TOF-MS traditionally H₃O⁺ reagent ions produced from H₂O vapor are used. NH₄⁺ reagent ions have been mentioned in literature as being particularly beneficial because of higher sensitivity (less fragmentation) and higher selectivity (higher proton affinity). However, so far toxic and corrosive ammonia was needed for NH<

All abstracts from the 8th International PTR-MS Conference are now online

In February 2019, the must-attend event for all PTR-MS users took place, attracting more than 100 participants from 18 nations. There’s a short review if you would like to know more.

Have you ever wondered what this huge number of IONICON instrument users achieves with

Ultra-Fast Time Response Even for IVOCs & SVOCs

Real-Time Ultra-Sensitive trace VOC analyzers from IONICON are known for their response times in fractions of a second and hence are often used to follow rapidly changing processes and VOC signals. However, some substances are known to show a slower instrumental response because of unwanted surface interactions. These substances are either highly polar or have a reduced volatility and are typically classified as &bdq

Close to 50 users gathered in Innsbruck for the 2019 PTR-TOF training

We reached out to the steadily growing base of IONICON instrument users in fall 2018, announcing the 2019 “hands-on” PTR-MS training course and the 3rd IONICON User-Day.

The response was overwhelming and after receiving close to 50 applications, we had to close the registration process in order to make sure all our international guests could benefit from the strictly limited hand

Up to 3x increased sensitivity, a better LoD and 10% higher resolution

The IONICON PTR-TOF success story continues also in 2019 and starts with a performance upgrade for our PTR-TOF series. Continuous investments in R&D lead to a series of improvements of our hexapole Ion-Guide technology as well as the implementation of new RF-electronics catering to the high-performance ion-funnel and ion-guide set-up which we use at the