Method to Operate a Mass Spectrometer to Counteract Space Charge Effects

    公开(公告)号:US20250069877A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18718871

    申请日:2022-12-13

    Abstract: A method of performing mass spectrometry is disclosed. which comprises introducing a plurality of ions into an ion guide of a mass spectrometer via an inlet orifice thereof. where the ion guide includes a plurality of rods arranged in a multipole configuration and spaced from one another to provide a passageway for transit of the ions therethrough. applying RF voltages to the rods so as to generate an electromagnetic field within the passageway for providing radial confinement of the ions passing through the passageway, identifying a space charge effect, which can adversely affect operation of the mass spectrometer, based on detection of a variation of an intensity of an ion detection signal associated with at least one ion population transmitted through said ion guide and having an m/z ratio greater than a threshold, and in response to said identification of the adverse space charge effect. adjusting at least one of frequency and amplitude of the RF voltages to counteract said space charge effect.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ERROR CORRECTION IN FAST SAMPLE READERS

    公开(公告)号:US20250069873A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18725973

    申请日:2022-12-22

    Abstract: A method and system for detecting a signal measurement error, the method including providing a well plate including error correction wells and sample wells, each sample well including a single sample, and each error correction well including a mixture of samples from two or more sample wells. The method includes receiving an aliquot from the wells at a sample receiver, measuring a signal for the received aliquot, calculating an expected signal for each of the error correction wells, comparing the measured signal to the calculated expected signal for each error correction well, and determining whether an error exists in the signal of at least one sample well. When the error exists, the method correlates the error to one or more sample wells.

    Systems and Methods for Detecting Leaks from Liquid Flow into an Ion Source of a Mass Spectrometry System

    公开(公告)号:US20250067617A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18718916

    申请日:2022-12-13

    Abstract: Leak detection systems and methods in accordance with various aspects of the present teachings can, in various embodiments, sequester fluid leaking from the interface between a sample source and the inlet of the ion source, alert an operator as to a leak condition, and/or automatically terminate the experiment. In various aspects, a liquid leak detection system is accordance with the present teachings comprises a collection basin configured to couple to a proximal end of a conduit in fluid communication with a discharge end of an ion source of a mass spectrometer such that the proximal end of the conduit extends through the internal volume of the basin. The system may also comprise a drainage tube having an inlet end opening into an internal volume of the collection basin and configured to drain liquid therefrom, a sensor disposed within the basin or the drainage tube and configured to generate a signal indicative of liquid therewithin, and a processor that is configured to cause a user to be alerted and/or cause an experiment to be terminated upon receiving from the sensor a signal indicative of a leak.

    Deflector Gates for Ion Beam Intensity Modulation

    公开(公告)号:US20240395528A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-28

    申请号:US18693363

    申请日:2022-09-28

    Abstract: In one aspect, a mass spectrometer is disclosed, which includes an ion path along which an ion beam can propagate, and an ion beam deflector positioned in the ion path and configured to modulate transfer of an ion beam received from an upstream section of the ion path to a downstream section thereof, said ion beam deflector comprising at least one electrically conductive electrode positioned relative to one another to provide an opening through which the ion beam can pass, where the two electrodes are electrically insulated relative to one another so as to allow maintaining each electrode at a DC potential independent of a DC potential at which the other electrode is maintained.

    Electromagnetic coil assembly structure for processing fluids and methods for making same

    公开(公告)号:US12135969B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-05

    申请号:US17261811

    申请日:2019-07-19

    Abstract: Electromagnetic systems and corresponding methods for assembling the electromagnetic systems are described. The electromagnetic systems can be used in fluid processing systems that include a plurality of fluid containers, each configured to define a fluid chamber that receives a fluid and a plurality of magnetic particles, and a plurality of electromagnets configured to generate a magnetic field within at least one of the plurality of the fluid containers. The fluid processing system can also include a PCB board that supplies the electromagnets with electrical current by establishing an electrical connection between electrical contact terminals included on the PCB board and spring loaded connections included on each electromagnet. A control component controls the electromagnetic field generated by each electromagnet to generate a plurality of magnetic field gradients within the at least one fluid container sufficient to magnetically influence the plurality of magnetic particles within the fluid in each fluid container.

    An Improved Ion Guide Bandpass Filter
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240355612A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18685356

    申请日:2022-08-23

    CPC classification number: H01J49/4215 H01J49/004

    Abstract: In one aspect, an ion filter for use in a mass spectrometer is disclosed, which includes a plurality of rods arranged in a multipole configuration to provide a passageway through which ions can travel, said plurality of rods being configured for application of RF voltages thereto to provide an electromagnetic field within the passageway for providing radial confinement of the ions and further configured for application of a DC voltage thereto. At least two pairs of auxiliary electrodes are interspersed between the plurality of rods and are configured for application of a DC bias voltage with one polarity to one of said pairs and a DC bias voltage with an opposite polarity to the other one of said pairs to provide a DC potential difference between the auxiliary electrodes and the plurality of rods.

    LIQUID TRANSPORT SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE NEBULIZER NOZZLES

    公开(公告)号:US20240331992A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18293399

    申请日:2022-07-28

    CPC classification number: H01J49/045 H01J49/167

    Abstract: A liquid handling system for a mass spectrometer (MS), the liquid handling system including an open port interface (OPI) including a body defining a port and an internal volume. At least one removal conduit is disposed in the body and fluidically coupled to the internal volume. A plurality of transfer conduits is fluidically coupled to the at least one removal conduit. A single one of a plurality of nebulizer nozzles are fluidically coupled to each of the plurality of transfer conduits.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TIMED INTRODUCTION OF SAMPLE INTO A MASS SPECTROMETER

    公开(公告)号:US20240312774A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18268438

    申请日:2021-09-24

    CPC classification number: H01J49/0418 H01J49/0036

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for timed introduction of samples into a mass spectrometer may include receiving a plurality of sample ion pulses in a mass spectrometer from a sampling interface, where the sample ion pulses are received at a pre-determined time pattern; detecting the received sample ion pulses to generate a signal; isolating an analyte signal by signal conditioning the generated signal based on the pre-determined time pattern; and identifying a presence of an analyte based on the isolated analyte signal. The signal conditioning may include pulse-based averaging based on the pre-determined time pattern or may include converting the generated signal to a frequency-domain signal and calculating a modulus to isolate the analyte signal. The pre-determined time pattern may be periodic where the signal conditioning comprises performing a Fourier Transform on the signal to convert it to a frequency-domain signal.

    CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240297028A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-05

    申请号:US18589559

    申请日:2024-02-28

    CPC classification number: H01J49/0009 G06F3/0484

    Abstract: A method for calibrating a mass spectrometry (MS) system includes: receiving at least one input through a corresponding to a calibrator in a sample, wherein the sample includes an analyte, and wherein the sample is analyzed by the MS system; automatically determining a plurality of transitions in the sample corresponding to the calibrator according to natural abundances of isotopes; automatically determining concentrations of the plurality of transitions according to a concentration of the calibrator in the sample; identifying a plurality of transitions as calibrator transitions and for identifying a different one of the plurality of transitions as an internal standard; detecting a concentration of each of the plurality of transitions and the calibrator in the sample; automatically calibrating the MS system based in part on the detected concentrations of the plurality of calibrator transitions and the internal standard; and detecting the concentration of the analyte in response to execution of the calibration instructions.

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