Ion guide for mass spectrometer and ion source using same
A technology of ion guidance and ion source, which is applied in the direction of mass spectrometer, ion source/gun, electron/ion optical device, etc., to achieve the effect of improving ion transfer efficiency
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[0044] In the case of mass spectrometers using atmospheric pressure ionization (API-MS), how efficiently ions are transferred from the ion source to the vacuum with the mass spectrometer is a major factor in determining the analytical performance of the device.
[0045] In other words, ion transfer efficiency becomes an important factor in determining the detection limit of a mass spectrometer. Modern API-MS uses a vacuum system that goes through several vacuum stages in which the pressure is gradually reduced, and uses an ion guide in each vacuum stage. The present invention effectively collects ions scattered at various angles, and reduces the energy of ions generated due to collisions of ions with background gas, so ions are collected on the central axis of the ion guide and are efficiently transferred to the lower level one.
[0046] The ion guide according to the present invention has a shape in which DC rings and RF multipole rings (low-thickness annular multipole elect...
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