Abstract:
A tandem mass spectrometry method with several ion traps includes generating a high-frequency trapping electric field given priority to a four poles field in a first ion trap to trap ions with multi mass-to-charge ratio, and generating a dipolar excitation electric field with a certain frequency in the first ion trap along the linear direction, which connecting the center of the first ion trap and the center of a second ion trap. The ion with a certain mass-to-charge ratio is resonated and excited and achieves relatively high amplitude of vibration along said direction in the dipolar excitation electric field. A removing pulse voltage is generated at a certain phase in the first ion trap to remove said ion with relatively high movement amplitude to the second ion trap, and ions with other mass-to-charge ratio remain in the first ion trap. The ingoing ion or other production ion is trapped by decelerating field or gas collision in the second ion trap, and is investigated and analyzed further in the second ion trap.
Abstract:
A method includes: accumulating ions having a plurality of m/z values in an ion trap during a time interval; deriving from the accumulated ions a respective intensity value for each of the m/z values; and adjusting each of the intensity values as a function of the time needed by the ion trap to begin collecting ions with the corresponding m/z value. According to a different aspect, an apparatus includes a first portion with an ion trap, and a second portion. The second portion causes the ion trap to accumulate ions with a plurality of m/z values during a time interval, derives from the accumulated ions in the ion trap a respective intensity value for each of the m/z values, and adjusts each of the intensity values as a function of the time needed by the ion trap to begin collecting ions with the corresponding m/z value.
Abstract:
A tandem mass spectrometer includes a two-dimensional ion trap that has an elongated ion-trapping region extending along a continuously curving path between first and second opposite ends thereof. The elongated trapping region has a central axis that is defined substantially parallel to the curved path and that extends between the first and second opposite ends. The two-dimensional ion trap is configured for receiving ions through the first end and for mass selectively ejecting the ions along a direction that is orthogonal to the central axis, such that the ejected ions are directed generally toward a common point. The tandem mass spectrometer also includes a collision cell having an ion inlet that is disposed about the common point for receiving the ions that are ejected therefrom and for causing at least a portion of the ions to undergo collisions and form product ions by fragmentation. A mass analyzer in communication with the collision cell receives the product ions from the collision cell and obtains product ion mass spectra with a rapid scan rate, hi this way, a plurality of product ion spectra may be obtained for a large number of precursor ions in a sample without the need for data-dependent operation.
Abstract:
A system and method are disclosed for effectively compensating for non-linear field components created by a field distortion feature in a quadrupolar ion trap, compensation provided by a geometric surface shaping which reduces the non-linear field components and creates a minimal centerline radio-frequency potential in the ion trap. The ion trap includes a centerline that passes longitudinally through a trapping volume inside of the ion trap, a pair of Y electrodes with inner Y electrode surfaces that are approximately parallel to the centerline, and a pair of X electrodes with inner X electrode surfaces that are approximately parallel to the centerline. The X electrodes have one or more ejection slots through which trapped ions are ejected from said ion trap. The inner Y electrode surfaces each have a Y radius of curvature, and the inner X electrode surfaces each have an X radius of curvature. The X radius of curvature is selected to be smaller than the Y radius of curvature. A balanced centerline potential is provided at the centerline of the ion trap.
Abstract:
An electrostatic ion trap confines ions of different mass to charge ratios and kinetic energies within an anharmonic potential well. The ion trap is also provided with a small amplitude AC drive that excites confined ions. The mass dependent amplitudes of oscillation of the confined ions are increased as their energies increase, due to an autoresonance between the AC drive frequency and the natural oscillation frequencies of the ions, until the oscillation amplitudes of the ions exceed the physical dimensions of the trap, or the ions fragment or undergo any other physical or chemical transformation.
Abstract:
A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility spectrometer (8) and an ion gate (9). A collision cell (10) is arranged downstream of the ion gate (9). The operation of the ion mobility spectrometer (8) and the ion gate (9) are synchronised so that only ions having a particular mass to charge ratio and a desired charge state are onwardly transmitted to the collision cell (10).
Abstract:
A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a 2D or 3D ion trap. The 2D ion trap comprises a quadrupole rod set ion trap wherein a slot is provided in each of the rods 1 to allow ions to be ejected radially from the ion trap. The 3D ion trap comprises a central ring electrode which is radially segmented and wherein a slot is provided in each radial segment to allow ions to be ejected radially from the ion trap. Ions having different mass to charge ratios and/or opposite polarities may be simultaneously ejected from the ion trap via different exit pathways.
Abstract:
An ion trap mobility spectrometer calibration system and method wherein the maximum response of the spectrometer is determined. A quantity Q 0 is chosen representing a response which is a predetermined percentage of the maximum response. Input to the ion trap mobility spectrometer are at least two known quantities Q 1 and Q 2 of an analyte, which have a predetermined relationship with Q 0 . The responses corresponding to R 1 and R 2 of the ion trap mobility spectrometer are observed based on the respective inputs of quantities Q 1 and Q 2 . R 1 , R 2 , and Q 1 and Q 2 are then used to calculate the calibration constants in an equation describing a curve where the response of the ion trap mobility spectrometer is a function of the quantity of the analyte input therein. The calculated calibration constants are input to thereafter determine, from the response, the quantity of a detected analyte based on the equation.
Abstract:
A laser desorption ion source provides enhanced ion sampling efficiency and measurement sensitivity by using one or more ion guides to effectively capture ions in a plume emitted from the ion target and guide the ions through an aperture into a downstream vacuum chamber. In one configuration using two RF multipole ion guides, a first RF multipole ion guide disposed next to the ion target is selected to be sufficiently large to capture a substantial portion of the plume, while the second RF multipole ion guide disposed between the first multipole ion guide and the aperture has a smaller dimension to assist focusing of ions into the aperture. The first RF multipole ion guides the ions in the plume into the second RF multipole ion guide, which then focuses the ions so that they pass through the aperture into the downstream vacuum chamber.