摘要:
A mass spectrometer including a sprayer for spraying a sample solution, a needle electrode for ionizing the sample contained in the sample solution, an aperture for introducing the ions of the sample into a lower pressure region having a pressure lower than the pressure of a region in which the needle electrode is disposed, and a mass spectrometric apparatus for analyzing the ions introduced from the aperture. A direction of a spray caused by the sprayer is almost perpendicular to or at an angle with respect to a center axis of the aperture, and a tip of the needle is disposed facing to an electrode having the aperture.
摘要:
A mass spectrometer comprising a passage through which a sample solution flows, the passage including a capillary having an open tip, the sample solution flowing through the capillary out of the open tip of the capillary, a gas passage which forms a gas flow around the open tip of the capillary, the gas flow spraying the sample solution flowing out of the open tip of the capillary, a first electrode which contacts the sample solution flowing in the passage and applies an electric potential to the sample solution flowing in the passage, a second electrode disposed around the capillary near the open tip of the capillary, the second electrode being downstream from the first electrode with respect to a direction in which the sample solution flows in the passage, there being no gap extending downstream from the open tip of the capillary to the second electrode in a direction in which the sample solution flows out of the open tip of the capillary, the second electrode being electrically isolated from the sample solution flowing in the capillary and applying an electric field to the sample solution flowing in the capillary, and an analyzer which analyzes a mass of gaseous ions formed from the sample solution sprayed by the gas flow.
摘要:
A mass spectrometer includes a sample supplier which supplies a sample solution, the sample solution including a solvent, ions, and a solute, the solute being a sample to be analyzed, an ion converter, disposed after the sample supplier, which converts the ions in the sample solution into gaseous ions, an ion source, disposed after the ion converter, which ionizes the sample in the sample solution, thereby producing sample ions, a mass analyzer which analyzes masses of the sample ions produced by the ion source, and an ion blocking electrode which prevents the gaseous ions produced by the ion converter from reaching the ion source, thereby preventing the mass analyzer from analyzing masses of the gaseous ions produced by the ion converter.
摘要:
A mass spectrometric apparatus includes a device for supplying a sample solution to an outlet, the sample solution including a solvent and a solute, a first ionization device for receiving the sample solution from the outlet and electrospraying the received sample solution, thereby ionizing at least a portion of the received sample solution, a second ionization device for receiving at least a portion of the electrosprayed sample solution produced by the first ionization device and ionizing at least a portion of the received electrospayed sample solution, thereby producing ions, and a mass spectrometric device for receiving at least some of the ions produced by the second ionization device and analyzing masses of the received ions.
摘要:
A mass spectrometer comprising a capillary electrophoresis region for separating a solution containing molecules of sample by capillary electrophoresis in a capillary, a nebulization region for nebulizing the solution containing molecules of the sample under an atmospheric pressure from the end of the capillary and forming liquid droplets of the solution containing the molecules of the sample, a vaporization region for vaporizing the liquid droplets under an atmospheric pressure to form gaseous molecules of the sample, a chemical ionization region for forming ions relevant to the molecules of the sample under the atmospheric pressure or the reduced pressure by a chemical reaction between the ions attributable to the gaseous molecules present in the atmosphere and the gaseous molecules of the sample, and a vacuum region having a sample aperture for introducing the ions formed by the chemical ionization means and incorporating a mass analysis region for mass analysis of ions introduced from the sample aperture. The mass spectrometer is combined with the capillary electrophoresis apparatus and is particularly suitable to formation and mass analysis of ions relevant to the neutral molecules of the sample.
摘要:
An ion source includes a body having a gas passage and an orifice. A capillary is inserted into the gas passage so that a tip portion of the capillary extends into the orifice. A gas supplier supplies a gas into the gas passage to form a gas flow through the gas passage along the capillary and through the orifice past a tip of the capillary so that the gas flow sprays a sample solution flowing through the capillary from the tip of the capillary. A flow controller regulates a pressure of the gas in the gas passage to adjust a characteristic value F/S to a predetermined value, where F is a flow rate of the gas flow at standard conditions (20.degree. C., 1 atmosphere), and S is a difference between a cross section of the orifice and a cross section of the tip portion of the capillary in the orifice.
摘要:
An ion source includes a gas supplier which supplies a gas through a gas inlet into a gas passage defined in a body to form a gas flow through the gas passage along a capillary inserted into the body and through an orifice defined in the body past a tip of the capillary so that the gas flow sprays a sample solution from the tip of the capillary. The gas supplier regulates a pressure of the gas in the gas passage to adjust a characteristic value F/S to a predetermined value, where F is a flow rate of the gas flow at standard conditions (20° C., 1 atmosphere), and S is a difference between a cross section of the orifice and a cross section of a tip portion of the capillary in the orifice.
摘要:
A mass spectrometer includes a sample separation apparatus which separates a sample solution into gaseous molecules, a plurality of ion sources which ionize the gaseous molecules to produce ions, and a mass analysis region which mass-analyzes ions produced by one of the ion sources. One of the ion sources may include a needle electrode which generates corona discharge for use in ionizing the gaseous molecules. The ion sources may be provided under a first pressure condition, and the mass analysis region may be provided under a second pressure condition lower than the first pressure condition.
摘要:
A mass spectrometer includes a sample passage through which a sample solution flows towards a tip of the sample passage, a gas passage which produces a gas flow along the sample passage towards an orifice of the gas passage, a gas supplier which supplies a gas to the gas passage so that the gas flow has a velocity effective for spraying the sample solution near the tip of the sample passage, and an analyzer which analyzes a mass of gaseous ions formed from the sample solution sprayed by the gas flow. The gas flow has a characteristic value F/S between 350 meters/second (m/s) and 700 m/s, where F is a flow rate of the gas at standard conditions (20.degree. C., 1 atmosphere), and S is a difference between a cross section of the orifice and a cross section of the sample passage at the orifice. An exposed length of the sample passage between an external opening of the orifice and the tip of the sample passage may be between -0.25 mm and 1.2 mm.
摘要:
A mass spectrometer employing an ion source includes a capillary for spraying therethrough liquid into the atmospheres and an orifice through which a portion in the vicinity of a tip of the capillary is inserted, the orifice being designed in such a way that gases are caused to flow up to the tip of the capillary along a peripheral wall face of the capillary. The flow rate of gas in the vicinity of the tip of the capillary is about the sonic velocity, and a voltage is applied across the liquid flowing through the capillary and the orifice or an electrode arranged in the vicinity of the tip of the capillary.