Introduction 1 
The 7200 Accurate-Mass Quadrupole Time-of-Flight GC/MS System
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The basic components of the instrument are: the frame/cover 
assemblies, the vacuum system, the GC/MS interface, the 
removable ion source, the flight tube electronics, the 
quadrupole mass filter, the collision cell, and the detector.
Vacuum gauge
The 7200 Q-TOF GC/MS is equipped with four ion vacuum 
gauges. The MassHunter Workstation can be used to read the 
pressure (high vacuum) in the vacuum manifold, the 
turbomolecular vacuum pump discharge, and the flight tube. 
Ionization modes
The 7200 Accurate-Mass Q-TOF GC/MS can be purchased in two 
different ionization configurations:
• G3850AA 7200 Q-TOF GC/MS EI RIS Bundle
• G3851AA 7200 Q-TOF GC/MS EI/CI RIS Bundle
An upgrade kit is available, which allows the user to bring an EI 
system to an EI/CI system. This kit adds to the 7200 Q-TOF 
GC/MS:
• CI ion source
• Reagent gas flow control module plus associated tubing and 
cabeling
• Utilities panel update
• New ribs for cover support
• New routing for the IRM assembly
For the CI system, a methane/isobutane gas purifier is provided 
and is required. It removes oxygen, water, hydrocarbons, and 
sulfur compounds. 
The MS CI system has been optimized to achieve the relatively 
high ion source pressure required for CI while still maintaining 
high vacuum in the collision cell, quadrupole, and TOF tube. 
Special seals along the flow path of the reagent gas and very 
small openings in the ion source keep the ion source gases in