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Instrument Layout
The
Post Lift Metastable Suppressor
(PLMS) deflects (if switched on) the parent
together with those metastable fragments, which are formed after LIFT (Figure 3-1,
Figure 3-8). It can be switched off to allow the detection of the parent, e.g., for
calibration purposes.
P
2
+
Target
Reflector Reflector
plate detector
Linear
de
tec
tor
Drift region
PLMS
P
1
+
PCIS
/
IS
2
G
round
potential
P
1
+
P
1
+
Two stage field
ion lenses
Ion source
(PIE)
LIFT
IS2
Ground
potential
LIFT
IS1
IS1
IS1
IS1
/
A
cce
le
ra
tio
n
potentials
Figure 3-8
Working principle of the TOF/TOF analyzer
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