Air Force Research Laboratory · Kirtland Air Force Base
An evolving platform for ion–molecule chemistry
A research instrument need not be replaced wholesale to keep opening new experimental possibilities.
A cumulative engineering collaboration
Over a series of projects, Ardara contributed custom ion-generation, transport and analysis hardware to the Kirtland research platform. The 2021 review provides a system-level view of the VISTA-SIFT apparatus and the experimental capabilities developed over time.
The review explicitly identifies Ardara rectilinear ion guides and acknowledges custom instrumentation advances. It describes complementary ionization methods, quadrupole bending and transport optics, and time-of-flight detection as parts of the expanded architecture.
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Supporting publications
- Old School Techniques with Modern Capabilities, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 125, 3503–3527 (2021).
- Incorporating time-of-flight detection on a selected ion flow tube apparatus, International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 377, 479–483 (2015).
The published platform is a collaborative instrument. Component-level design attribution should be verified individually rather than inferred from the system schematic.