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Instrument Layout
daughter ion to be focused from the reflector together with the parent ion onto the
detector.
Thus post-acceleration by LIFT may be considered a segmented MALDI FAST
measurement using only one voltage segment to record a full daughter spectrum.
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ct
ro
d
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4
E
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3
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Ion Flight Direction
LIFT
Chamber
Pulsed
Acceleration
Stage
Acceleration
Stage
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Phase 4
Phase 3
Phase 2
Phase 1
"Cell 1"
"Cell 2"
"Cell 3"
+ 19 kV
+ 19 kV
+ 19 kV
+ 19 kV
Figure 3-9 Potentials during a LIFT process on the related electrodes
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