GPU assisted simulation study of ion-ion reactions within quadrupole ion traps

In this study, a gas-phase ion-ion reaction model was developed, and it was integrated into an ion trajectory simulation program. GPU parallel computation techniques were also applied to accelerate the simulation process. With this simulation tool, the dependence of ion-ion reaction rate within 3D quadrupole ion traps on both ion trap operation parameters and the characteristics of reaction pair were investigated. It was found that the m/z values and charge states of ions have significant influences on the reaction rate. Moreover, higher ion-ion reaction rate was achieved under higher trapping voltages and higher buffer gas pressures. Furthermore, secondary reaction and/or neutralization of ETD fragment ions were observed from simulation. The reaction and/or neutralization rate depends on the charge state and m/z of each fragment ion. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]