Introducing the MSQ
_______________________________________________________________________System Overview
The main features of the MSQ MS detector are:
Dual ESI/APCI orthogonal probe
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Self-cleaning API-LC/MS interface
M-Path™ triple orthogonal source
Quadrupole
mass analyzer
Square
quadrupole
RF lens
Rotary
pump
Split flow
turbomolecular
pump
Entrance cone
From HPLC
Orthogonal sample
introduction probe
Cone wash
Exit cone
Figure 1-2. Schematic diagram of the MSQ API inlet, analyzer, and
detector system
The LC eluent is ionized at the API probe and the resulting ions are focused
into a square quadrupole RF lens. The quadrupole mass analyzer filters the
ions before detection.
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