Method for the design of broad energy range focusing reflectrons.

Autor: Vlasak PR; Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA., Beussman DJ, Ji Q, Enke CG
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry [J Am Soc Mass Spectrom] 1996 Oct; Vol. 7 (10), pp. 1002-8.
DOI: 10.1016/1044-0305(96)00030-X
Abstrakt: A novel method for the design of reflections capable of focusing large kinetic energy ranges is presented. The design method itself is a numerical approach that provides a geometrically flexible alternative to traditional analytical design solutions. This design method has been used to produce a reflectron that provides unit mass resolution for product spectra in a tandem reflectron time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer despite a kinetic energy range of 1950-2700 eV. In this application, the systematic progression of reflectron design results in a practical, nonlinear field reflectron with the use of only two grids. Design improvements are proposed for more flexible systems, although geometric constraints in the current instrument limit their experimental evaluation.
Databáze: MEDLINE