A minimum thickness gate valve with integrated ion optics for mass spectrometry

Ion Balance Mass Spectrometry

We have developed a technique to simultaneously compare the cyclotron frequencies of two single ions to obtain atomic mass ratios with fractional accuracies at or below 10−11. Much like a balance scale, this two-ion technique cancels many sources of noise and error – chief among them magnetic field noise. The new mass comparisons are used in combination with γ-ray wavelength measurements, perfo...

Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry

for more complex analysers for automated sample processing and plant control. The separation time will continue to decrease; in the past there has been limited interest in fast separations but this could change as automated sample processing is developed. Increasing use of coupled techniques such as GC-GC, liquid chromatography-GC, and supercritical Suid chromatography-GC for the separation of ...

Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry

Cellular imaging with secondary ion mass spectrometry.

This article is a concise review of the application of secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) to the imaging of biological cells. The paper covers the various advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to SIMS analysis with respect to the information that can be gained from the interrogation of the cells. Current successes, pitfalls and future potential for SIMS in cell imaging are di...

Note: Integration of trapped ion mobility spectrometry with mass spectrometry.

The integration of a trapped ion mobility spectrometer (TIMS) with a mass spectrometer (MS) for complementary fast, gas-phase mobility separation prior to mass analysis (TIMS-MS) is described. The ion transmission and mobility separation are discussed as a function of the ion source condition, bath gas velocity, analysis scan speed, RF ion confinement, and downstream ion optical conditions. TIM...