ACPD Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions ACPD 1680-7375 Copernicus GmbH Göttingen, Germany 10.5194/acpd-11-23619-2011 Quantification of hydroxyacetone and glycolaldehyde using chemical ionization mass spectrometry Spencer K. M. 1 Beaver M. R. 2 Clair J. M. St. 2 Crounse J. D. 2 Paulot F. 3 Wennberg P. O. 2 3 Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA 22 08 2011 11 8 23619 23653 This is an open-access article ditributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. This article is available from http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/11/23619/2011/acpd-11-23619-2011.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/11/23619/2011/acpd-11-23619-2011.pdf

Chemical ionization mass spectrometry (CIMS) enables online, fast, in situ detection and quantification of hydroxyacetone and glycolaldehyde. Two different CIMS approaches are demonstrated employing the strengths of single quadrupole mass spectrometry and triple quadrupole (tandem) mass spectrometry. Both methods are capable of the measurement of hydroxyacetone, an analyte with minimal isobaric interferences. Tandem mass spectrometry provides direct separation of the isobaric compounds glycolaldehyde and acetic acid using distinct, collision-induced dissociation daughter ions. Measurement of hydroxyacetone and glycolaldehyde by these methods was demonstrated during the ARCTAS-CARB 2008 campaign and the BEARPEX 2009 campaign. Enhancement ratios of these compounds in ambient biomass burning plumes are reported for the ARCTAS-CARB campaign. BEARPEX observations are compared to simple photochemical box model predictions of biogenic volatile organic compound oxidation at the site.

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