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. 2016 Jun 18;408:5677–5687. doi: 10.1007/s00216-016-9691-9

Table 2.

Negative ionization screening in swabs from real samples analyzed by DART-LTQ/Orbitrap

Sample no. Suspected composition [TNT–H] *[RDX + 35Cl] [RDX + NO3] *[HMX + 35Cl] [HMX + NO3] [PETN-H] *[PETN + 35Cl] [PETN-NO3]
1 Unknown
2 Cyclotol a + + +
3 Tolite b +
4 Unknown + +
5 Unknown + + + + +
6 RDX + aluminum + +
7 Trotyl c +
8 Tolite +
9 Trotyl +
10 Unknown + + +
11 Unknown +
12 Trotyl +
13 Trotyl +
14 Amatol d +
15 Unknown + + + +

“+”considered ion was detected in the mass spectrum, “–” the ion was absent

a Mixture of RDX and TNT

b TNT-based weapon

c TNT-based weapon

d Military explosive containing TNT and ammonium nitrate

*37Cl adduct was observed for all adduct containing 35Cl