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1.5
Data Types ............................................................................................................................... 1-18
Profile Data Type .............................................................................................................. 1-18
Centroid Data Type ........................................................................................................... 1-18
1.6
Experiment Types .................................................................................................................... 1-19
General MS or MSn Experiments ..................................................................................... 1-19
Data-Dependent Experiments ........................................................................................... 1-20
Ion Mapping Experiments................................................................................................. 1-21
Ion Tree Experiments ........................................................................................................ 1-22
Functional Description ............................................................................................................. 2-1
2.1
Autosampler............................................................................................................................... 2-3
2.2
Liquid Chromatograph .............................................................................................................. 2-4
2.3
Syringe Pump ............................................................................................................................ 2-5
2.4
Divert/Inject Valve..................................................................................................................... 2-6
2.5
MS Detector............................................................................................................................... 2-7
Controls and Indicators ....................................................................................................... 2-7
API Source ........................................................................................................................ 2-10
Ion Optics .......................................................................................................................... 2-15
Mass Analyzer................................................................................................................... 2-16
Ion Detection Systems ...................................................................................................... 2-21
Vacuum System and Inlet Gasses Hardware..................................................................... 2-23
Cooling Fans ..................................................................................................................... 2-31
Electronic Assemblies....................................................................................................... 2-32
2.6
Data System ............................................................................................................................. 2-39
Computer Hardware .......................................................................................................... 2-39
Data System / MS Detector / LC Interface ....................................................................... 2-40
Data System / Local Area Network Interface ................................................................... 2-41
Printer................................................................................................................................ 2-42
Daily Operation ......................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1
Things to Do Before Operating the LTQ ................................................................................... 3-2
Checking the Helium and Nitrogen Supplies...................................................................... 3-2
Checking the ESI Fused-Silica Sample Tube for Elongation ............................................. 3-3
Checking the System Vacuum Levels ................................................................................. 3-4
Removing the Septum, Reinstalling the Ion Sweep Cone, and Rechecking the Vacuum
Levels ........................................................................................................................... 3-5
Checking the Disk Space .................................................................................................... 3-5