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Linear ion trap with added octopole field component: the property and method
Author(s) -
Dang Qiankun,
Xu Fuxing,
Huang Xiaohua,
Fang Xiang,
Wang Rizhi,
Ding ChuanFan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9888
pISSN - 1076-5174
DOI - 10.1002/jms.3714
Subject(s) - chemistry , electrode , quadrupole ion trap , ion , ion trap , analytical chemistry (journal) , field (mathematics) , quadrupole , mass spectrometry , trap (plumbing) , atomic physics , physics , chromatography , mathematics , organic chemistry , pure mathematics , meteorology
It is well known that superimposition of some positive octopole field will benefit the performance of ion trap mass analyzer. In the radial‐ejection linear ion trap (LIT), adding some octopole field component to the main quadrupole field is usually accomplished by stretching the ejection rod pair. In this study, the effect of octopole potential and some other higher order potential on the performance of LIT mass analyzer is investigated. A simple and effective method, which is to add some octopole component by building a LIT with a pair of rectangular electrodes and a pair of semi‐circular electrodes, is reported. Its properties were studied by numerical simulations and experiments. The results showed that a certain amount of positive octopole component could be produced by simply adjusting the position and width of the rectangular electrodes. A resolution of over 1200 at m / z 609 (~1600 Da/s) was observed in this type of LIT. They also performed tandem mass spectrometry well. The device with optimum geometry for ion ejection from rectangular electrodes provided comparable performance to that for ion ejection from semi‐circular electrodes. This type of LIT design is easy for fabrication and assembly. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.