Molecular beam-thermal hydrogen desorption from palladium

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Abstract

Among the most efficient techniques for hydrogen desorption monitoring, thermal desorption mass spectrometry is a very sensitive one, but in certain cases can give rise to uptake misleading results due to residual hydrogen partial pressure background variations. In this work one develops a novel thermal desorption variant based on the effusive molecular beam technique that represents a significant improvement in the accurate determination of hydrogen mass absorbed on a solid sample. The enhancement in the signal-to-noise ratio for trace hydrogen is on the order of 20%, and no previous calibration with a chemical standard is required. The kinetic information obtained from the hydrogen desorption mass spectra (at a constant heating rate of 1 degrees C/min) accounts for the consistency of the technique.
Original languageEnglish
Article number043103
Number of pages6
JournalReview of Scientific Instruments
Volume81
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2010

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