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Proton Transfer Reaction - Mass Spectrometers

We offer solutions for online VOC monitoring and real-time trace gas detection. Robust, fast, accurate and extremely sensitive we satisfy the highest claims for the world's best scientists. Have a look at our PTR-MS product range and find your instrument!
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TOF-MS for Research and OEM

ioniTOF Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer

Benefit from our unique modular TOF-MS systems, purpose-built for your experimental set-up, from entry-level to high-resolution. Get the analyzer and expert help you need for your research or equipment development project.
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Air Monitoring Solutions

Reliable Continuous Process Monitoring

We have experience in developing real-time VOC and AMC-monitoring solutions for more than two decades. Take advantage from our engineering know-how.
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PTR-MS

Proton Transfer Reaction - Mass Spectrometry
PTR-MS (Proton Transfer Reaction – Mass Spectrometry) is the benchmark method for simultaneous real-time monitoring of volatile (organic) compounds (VOCs) without sample preparation in very low concentrations. We're the market-leading PTR-MS company.
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SRI-MS

Selective Reagent Ionization - Mass Spectrometry
SRI-MS is an IONICON exclusive technology allowing to automatically switch between different reagent ions for chemical ionization direct injection mass spectrometry. Currently the the range of selective reagent ions includes H3O+, O2+, NO+, NH4+, Kr+ or Xe+.
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Essentials of an IONICON PTR-MS

PTR is not PTR - Important Ion Chemistry Quality Dimensions
Learn about the 4 essential cornerstones that determine an IONICON-grade PTR-MS ion chemistry quality and watch our webinar
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Pfeiffer Vacuum

“The PTR-TOF-MS from IONICON, integrated into Pfeiffer Vacuum’s contamination management solutions, provides our advanced semiconductor fab customers with fast, reliable and highly sensitive information about organic contaminations. It is very valuable for the quality of their IC products.”
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Georgia Tech

"The PTR-TOF-MS from IONICON will allow us to measure a wide range of VOCs in ambient air and in chamber studies. We chose the PTR-TOF 4000 for its sensitivity and high temporal resolution. The instrument's small size and reliability simplify field deployment."
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Helmholtz-Institut

"We use the PTR-TOF 6000 X2 for characterizing liquids in real time with excellent time resolution. The speed and sensitivity of IONICON’s trace gas analyzer enables us to monitor liquid products of electrochemical reactions (e.g.alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, organic acids, etc.) at the time they are formed..."
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Breath Summit 2019 Review and Crowd Breath Analysis Experiment

IONICON PTR-TOFMS illustrates indoor air chemistry and crowd breath 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 […]

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https://blog.ionicon.com/2019/10/breath-summit-2019-review-and-crowd-breath-analysis-experiment/
New Analytical Chemistry Paper on CHARON PTR-TOFMS Performance

Bulk Organic Aerosol Analysis by PTR-MS with High Precision & Accuracy Very recently, we have published a technical note in Analytical Chemistry introducing an improved methodology for the determination of organic aerosol properties with CHARON PTR-TOFMS. By analysis of a large set of pure compounds we were able to derive an algorithm to correct for ionic fragmentation. […]

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https://blog.ionicon.com/2019/10/new-analytical-chemistry-paper-on-charon-ptr-tofms-performance/

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9 November 2019: M. Mueller at al

M. Mueller et al: "A novel method for producing NH4+ reagent ions in the hollow cathode glow discharge ion source of PTR-MS instruments", International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, available online 9 November 2019.
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17 September 2019: J. Leglise at al

J. Leglise et al: "Bulk Organic Aerosol Analysis by Proton-Transfer-Reaction Mass Spectrometry: An Improved Methodology for the Determination of Total Organic Mass, O:C and H:C Elemental Ratios, and the Average Molecular Formula", Analytical Chemistry, available online 17 September 2019.
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Pittcon 2020

1. - 5. March 2020
Visit us at booth #1718 for aerosol and trace gas analysis instruments!
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Analytica 2020

31. March - 3. April 2020
Get on our guest list for free tickets! Visit us at booth #A2.530B.
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Happy Holidays!

Season's Greetings

Merry XMAS and a Happy New Year! We send our best wishes for 2020 to all our customers, partners, families and friends.
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