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Instrument Database:
Kore Technology - MS-200 Portable Mass Spectrometer
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Kore Technology
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Mass spectrometer: General
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- MS-200 is a portable, battery powered mass spectrometer for gas analysis entirely contained in a single case.MS200
- MS-200 transports the advantages of mass spectrometry - good specificity for the identification of unknowns, versatility, accuracy and sensitivity - from the laboratory into the field. MS200
- MS-200's membrane inlet concentrator allows a wide range of gases to be identified and measured from the low p.p.b. range up to percent levels.MS200
- Spectra are collected in the MS- 200 with a simple press of a "button" in Windows® based software.MS200
- Automatic mixture analysis software in the MS-200 eliminates the need of a GC interface.MS200
- No operator maintenance or specialist knowledge is required for the MS-200 vacuum system.
MS-200 applications include:
- the detection and analysis of volatile and semi-volatile organic contaminants(VOCs) on remediation sites - as a fast and cost effective screening process prior to site renewal,
- urban air quality research - measuring the spatial distribution of pollutants,
- industrial hygiene - including the quality analysis of air cleaning systems,
- emergency response testing - fast unambiguous identification of unknowns,
- fire and crime scene investigations - identifying accelerants used in arson at the fire scene.
Mass Spectrometer
At the heart of the MS-200 is Kore's patented Converging Annular Time- of-flight mass spectrometer. The CAT's high sensitivity is the key to making the system portable. As extremely small quantities of sample gas are required, low powered, zero maintenance vacuum pumps can be used. The MS-200 uses electron impact ionisation, yielding spectra that correspond to extensive and well established mass spectral databases. Unlike other mass spectrometers, the CAT's very clean ion source eliminates problems associated with build-up of sample residues and electron emitting filament poisoning, giving enhanced filament lifetime with a consistent quantitative performance.
Vacuum system
There is no need for a separate vacuum base station as the CAT vacuum system is kept permanently sealed and is entirely self contained within the MS-200 case. The vacuum is maintained by an ion pump and a non-evaporable getter which deal with all gases. The battery can run the ion pump for approximately two and a half days. A mains adapter is used if the unit is to be left for many days. If the battery runs flat, the getter pump maintains the vacuum until power is re-applied. MS200.
Inlet system
Sample gases are drawn through a heated inlet system by a pump and enter the CAT source via a membrane assembly. The membrane assembly provides a long-life, low maintenance, rugged, concentrating sample inlet that allows p.p.b. sample detection limits to be achieved for many compounds. Typical analysis times are under one minute even at the highest sensitivities and the membrane inlet yields a good quantitative accuracy.
Data System
Data is displayed on a notebook PC, using the Windows® based GRAMS/AI™ software from Thermo Galactic Corporation. This industry standard software has been customised by Kore to make the collection of spectra a simple press of a virtual button. Kore provides a spectrum library with library search facilities and data analysis software for the automatic analysis of mixtures that presents the identified sample gas components concentrations in tabular form.
On-site analysis service
Increasingly clients just require the data from a short-term on-site investigation. If you have such a project that typically does not justify an instrument purchase then please ask about our MS200 on-site analysis programme via email (info@kore.co.uk) or the Enquiry form. In these projects it is usually more efficient if Kore supplies an MS200 with an experienced Kore operator to produce the required data. Apart from removing the need to purchase an instrument this eliminates the time and cost of training in-house operators.
Examples of projects undertaken include the measurement of VOCs on remediation and landfill sites, as well as collecting data on passive smoking in public areas.
The cost of such a project depends upon its duration and the amount of time required to produce a written report to the clients requirements, but as a price indicator the daily cost of a Kore operator with an MS200 is about £700 exclusive of any travel expenses, which are charged at cost.
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Sensitivity
Example sensitivity:
<5ppb in 10 secs (Benzene)
Spectrometer
Mass range:
1 to 1000 amu
Dynamic range:
6 decades
Linearity:
better than 5%
Battery running time
Analysis:
6.6 hours (1 spectrum every 5 minutes)
Pumping only:
4 days
MS-200 case and contents
Weight:
20 kg (16 kg no battery)
Size:
531 x 328 x 213 mm
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