Waters SYNAPT G2, Operator'S, Overview And Maintenance Manual

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Mass spectrometer configuration 1-17
Mass spectrometer configuration
The mass spectrometer consists of four principle components: the source, a
quadrupole, a Triwave device, and a TOF mass analyzer. Ionized sample
produced in the source travels through the quadrupole and Triwave. The TOF
detector system records mass spectra as its output.
Using MassLynx and the instrument control software, you control, configure,
and operate the instrument.
The following processes are performed using the MassLynx software:
• Configuring the SYNAPT G2 MS system
• Calibrating the SYNAPT G2 MS system
• Creating inlet and experiment methods that define operating
parameters for an analysis run
• Running samples
• Monitoring acquisition status
• Acquiring data
• Processing data
• Viewing the data
See also:
The MassLynx User’s Guide. Also, the MassLynx online Help
provides more information on installing and using the MassLynx software.
Triwave device
The Triwave device consists of three T-Wave ion guides and is automatically
configured. The device transfers ions from the quadrupole to the TOF with
optimum efficiency, and it provides two separate collision cell regions (TRAP
and TRANSFER T-Waves) for optimized fragmentation of compounds of
interest. The collision energy, and hence the degree of fragmentation, is
manually or automatically controllable.
TOF
With its associated detector, the TOF records mass spectra derived from the
ions’ time of flight. A high voltage pulse orthogonally accelerates the ions by
pushing them out across their direction of travel, into a flight tube. A
reflectron reflects the ions back toward the detector.