Analysis of nitrophenols in cloud water with a miniaturized light-phase rotary perforator and HPLC-MS

An all-glass miniaturized light-phase rotary perforator for the enrichment of polar compounds has been modified/miniaturized and applied. Its application is demonstrated here for the analysis of nitrophenols and dinitrophenols from low-concentration/low-volume samples. For the method development of high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (MS) four eluents were tested: (1) water-methanol, (2) acetic acid-methanol, (3) trifluoroacetic acid-methanol and (4) water-acetonitrile. The last eluent mentioned was used for the subsequent investigation of samples from field experiments. Detection limits varied between 1 ng and 50 pg. The relative standard deviation in repeated measurements was below 15%, corresponding to a good reproducibility. Recoveries ranged between 31 and 100%, showing a significant dependence on the extraction time and the final volume of the sample after evaporation. Quantification was carried out by using deuterated 4-nitrophenol and 2,4-dinitrophenol as standards and applying previously determined response factors. Structure determination of further substances under atmospheric pressure chemical ionization was performed by a first screening with a source collision-induced dissociation, followed by the definite analysis by MS( n ). The first results are shown for cloud water, fog water and rainwater samples from different locations

Study of the resonance structures in the process e(+) e(-) -> pi(+) pi(-) J/psi

Using about 23 fb(-1) of data collected with the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII storage ring, a precise measurement of the e(+) e(-) -> pi(+) pi(-) J/psi Born cross section is performed at center-of-mass energies from 3.7730 to 4.7008 GeV. Two structures, identified as the Y(4220) and the Y(4320) states, are observed in the energy-dependent cross section with a significance larger than 10 sigma. The masses and widths of the two structures are determined to be (M,(sic)) = (4221.4 +/- 1.5 +/- 2.0 MeV=c(2); 41.8 +/- 2.9 +/- 2.7 MeV) and (M,(sic)) = (4298 +/- 12 +/- 26 MeV=c(2); 127 +/- 17 +/- 10 MeV)respectively. A small enhancement around 4.5 GeV with a significance about 3s, compatible with the psi(4415), might also indicate the presence of an additional resonance in the spectrum. The inclusion of this additional contribution in the fit to the cross section affects the resonance parameters of the Y(4320) state