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. 2014 Dec 9;9(12):e114555. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114555

Table 1. Characteristics of ion mobility spectrometer (BioScout).

Parameters BioScout
Ionization source 63Ni (95 MBq)
Electric field strength 320 V/cm
Length of drift region 12 cm
Diameter of drift region 15 mm
Length of ionization chamber 15 mm
Shutter opening time 300 µs
Shutter impulse time 100 ms
Drift gas Synthetic air
Drift gas flow 100 … 300 mL/min
Temperature Room temperature
Pressure 101 kPa (ambient pressure)
MCC OV-5, polar
Column temperature 40°C isotherm