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Multimode Source for 6410 Triple Quad LC/MS User Guide
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Overview
Overview
Benefits of a multimode source
Figure 21
Multimode source
The multimode source is an ion source for LC/MS that can operate as an APCI,
ESI or simultaneous APCI/ESI source. See
Figure 21
. The source is intended
to operate at normal chromatographic flow rates 50 to 2000 µL /min. The
multimode source can be run in three different modes of operation (MM-ES,
MM-APCI or MM-ES+APCI).
Why use the multimode source?
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A single ion source with a single nebulizer performing MM-ES, MM-APCI, or
MM-ES+APCI
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MM-ES to MM-APCI without source exchange
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Operates in MM-ES only, MM-APCI only, or MM-ES+APCI mixed mode
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Operates at typical HPLC flow rates up to 2 mL/min, even in MM-ES mode
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Multimode source provides higher throughput for data requiring validation
in both MM-ES and MM-APCI
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