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Instrument Database:
Siemens EPD - Quantra FT-ICR-MS
( Thermo Scientific )
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Siemens EPD
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Mass spectrometer: General
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The Process and Laboratory Analyzer with unique Features
ICR (Ion Cyclotron Resonance) Mass Spectrometer have been used so far mainly in laboratory applications. Their analytical feature is a very high resolution, however, the size of the spectrometer complexity and high maintenance requirements as well as price limited them to niche applications.
Other technologies, like quadrupol and magnetic sector analyzers, are already used in process application but they are limited by their lower resolution and ambiguous analysis. For laboratory applications those mass spectrometers are coupled with other separation techniques which are often not possible for process applications.
Quantra is the first FT-ICR MS Process spectrometer. It couples high resolution, and accurate mass full scan analysis capability with robust packaging, ease of operation, easy maintenance and low investment and cost of ownership. Even though it is a full scan technique, it still allows quantitative accuracy while employing very simple calibration. As the analysis becomes more challenging and the sample becomes more complex, the additional resolution and exact mass measurement provided by the Quantra leads to higher quality process information – allowing better decisions when optimising the process.
Quantra can be used for optimising chemical/petrochemical processes, to measure residual gas in the semiconductor industries or just air monitoring.
The special analytical features of the FT-ICR MS Quantra are:
Very Wide Mass Range
12-1000 amu ( 2 to 11 amu, under request)
Mass Resolution
20000 @ 100 amu
Avoids interferences when two components (or fragments) have very similar mass
Benefits are:
o Avoiding false component identification
o Aids in identification of "unknowns"
o No complex calibration requirements
Accurate Mass
This feature is as important as the high resolution feature of Quantra
o To determine identity of unknowns
o To assure positive component measurement
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