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Editorial

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Editorial
Publisher’s Notice: New Leadership of Sensors
by Shu-Kun Lin
Sensors 2004, 4(1), s40000; https://doi.org/10.3390/s4000000i - 30 Apr 2004
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After three years service as the Editor-in-Chief of Sensors, Prof. Dr. Milan M. Antonijevic resigned from this position at the end of 2003.[...] Full article

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External Second Gate, Fourier Transform Ion Mobility Spectrometry: Parametric Optimization for Detection of Weapons of Mass Destruction
by Edward E. Tarver
Sensors 2004, 4(1), 1-13; https://doi.org/10.3390/s40100001 - 30 Mar 2004
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Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is recognized as one of the most sensitive and robust techniques for the detection of narcotics, explosives and chemical warfare agents. IMS is widely used in forensic, military and security applications. Increasing threat of terrorist attacks, the proliferation of [...] Read more.
Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is recognized as one of the most sensitive and robust techniques for the detection of narcotics, explosives and chemical warfare agents. IMS is widely used in forensic, military and security applications. Increasing threat of terrorist attacks, the proliferation of narcotics, Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) treaty verification as well as humanitarian de-mining efforts have mandated that equal importance be placed on the time required to obtain results as well as the quality of the analytical data. [1] In this regard IMS is virtually unrivaled when both speed of response and sensitivity have to be considered. [2] The problem with conventional (signal averaging) IMS systems is the fixed duty cycle of the entrance gate that restricts to less than 1%, the number of available ions contributing to the measured signal. Furthermore, the signal averaging process incorporates scan-to-scan variations that degrade the spectral resolution contributing to misidentifications and false positives. With external second gate, Fourier Transform ion mobility spectrometry (FT-IMS) the entrance gate frequency is variable and can be altered in conjunction with other data acquisition parameters (scan time and sampling rate) to increase the spectral resolution to reduce false alarms and improve the sensitivity for early warning and contamination avoidance. In addition, with FT-IMS the entrance gate operates with a 50% duty cycle and so affords a seven-fold increase in sensitivity. Recent data on high explosives are presented to demonstrate the parametric optimization in sensitivity and resolution of our system. Full article
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Commentary
Comments on “E. Pungor, The New Theory of Ion Selective Electrodes. Sensors 2001, 1, 1-12”
by K. L. Cheng
Sensors 2004, 4(1), 14-15; https://doi.org/10.3390/s40100014 - 30 Mar 2004
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The techniques and information described in this paper [1] are nothing new.[...] Full article
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Comments on “K. L. Cheng, Capacitor Theory for Nonfaradaic Potentiometry. Microchemical Journal 1990, 42, 524” and Reply to “Comments on ‘E. Pungor, The New Theory of Ion Selective Electrodes. Sensors 2001, 1, 1-12’ ”
by Ernõ Pungor
Sensors 2004, 4(1), 16-17; https://doi.org/10.3390/s40100016 - 30 Mar 2004
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I have sent the cited article [1] to the Sensors as a summing contribution, to inform those working in the field of ISE about my results coming from approximately 30 years of research activity.[...] Full article
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