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Paul Trap Mass Analyzer Consisting of Opposing Microfabricated Electrode Plates
- Source :
- Analytical Chemistry. 81:5241-5248
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- American Chemical Society (ACS), 2009.
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Abstract
- We report the design and performance of a novel radio-frequency (RF) ion-trap mass analyzer, the planar Paul trap, in which a quadrupolar potential distribution is made between two electrode plates. Each plate consists of a series of concentric, lithographically deposited 100-microm-wide metal rings, overlaid with a thin resistive layer. A different RF amplitude is applied to each ring, such that the trapping field produced is similar to that of the conventional Paul trap. The accuracy and shape of the electric fields in this trap are not limited by electrode geometry nor machining precision, as is the case in traps made with metal electrodes. The use of two microfabricated plates for ion trap construction presents a lower-cost alternative to conventional ion traps, with additional advantages in electrode alignment, electric field optimization, and ion-trap miniaturization. Experiments demonstrate the effects of ion ejection mode and scan rate on mass resolution for several small organic compounds. The current instrument has a mass range up to approximately 180 Thomsons (Th), with better than unit mass resolution over the entire range.
- Subjects :
- Ions
Condensed Matter::Quantum Gases
Resistive touchscreen
Radio Waves
Chemistry
business.industry
Analytical chemistry
Mass Spectrometry
Analytical Chemistry
Ion
Trap (computing)
Planar
Physics::Plasma Physics
Electric field
Electrode
Miniaturization
Optoelectronics
Physics::Atomic Physics
Ion trap
business
Electrodes
Toluene
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15206882 and 00032700
- Volume :
- 81
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Analytical Chemistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....261ac2ef52d77fceb5d01a6a92f84d30