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Agilent 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS System
Concepts Guide
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Agilent Triple Quadrupole MS and
Sensitivity
How the Agilent Triple Quadrupole MS improves sensitivity 40
Noise reduction 40
Example of chemical noise reduction 43
Linearity of the Agilent 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole MS 45
How each component works to improve sensitivity 46
LC/MS ion sources 49
Front-end ion optics 55
Collision cell 57
Detector 62
Pumping system 63
This chapter shows how the Agilent triple quadrupole mass
spectrometer reduces chemical and electronic noise and how
each component contributes to enhanced instrument
sensitivity.