Agilent Technologies 6490 Guide Book

Inner Workings – Triple Quadrupole MS versus Single Quadrupole MS 2
Innovative Enhancements in the 6430 Triple Quadrupole
Agilent 6400 Series Triple Quad LC/MS Concepts Guide 27
Innovative Enhancements in the 6430 Triple Quadrupole
The 6430 Triple Quadrupole has many of the innovative
enhancements that are included in the Agilent 6460 Triple
Quadrupole.
• The same resistive capillary transfer tube (denoted as 1 on
the 6430 in
Figure 7 on page 22)
• Improved pumping in vacuum stage 2 (denoted as 2 on the
6430 in
Figure 7)
• A second turbo pump has been added (denoted as 3 on the
6430 in
Figure 7)
Innovative Enhancements in the 6420 Triple Quadrupole
The 6420 Triple Quadrupole has some of the innovative
enhancements that are included in the Agilent 6430 Triple
Quadrupole.
• The same resistive capillary transfer tube (denoted as 1 on
the 6420 in
Figure 7 on page 22)
• The 6420 Triple Quadrupole can be upgraded to a 6430 and
then to a 6460 Triple Quadrupole. (denoted as 2 on the 6420
in
Figure 7 on page 22)
How a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer works
Quadrupoles provide a user with the capability to do MS/MS in
several ways (see Figure 12).

Agilent Technologies 6490 Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	6490
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English