Waters · Mass Spectrometry
Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe Upgrade
Rapid direct analysis of volatile and semi-volatile, solid and liquid samples
The Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP) is a useful tool for the rapid direct analysis of volatile and semi-volatile, solid and liquid samples using atmospheric pressure ionization.
The ASAP technique utilizes the heated nitrogen desolvation gas to vaporize the sample and a corona discharge for sample ionization. This allows low polarity compounds not amenable to ESI, APcI and APPI to be ionized with a high degree of sensitivity. Furthermore complex mixtures can be analyzed without the need for any sample preparation.