Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum XLS User Manual

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Functional Description
Mass Spectrometer
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Figure 19. Cross-sectional view of the transfer line, ion source, heated Q0 quadrupole, and Q0 quadrupole of the TSQ
Quantum XLS Series mass spectrometer
The L11 and L12 lenses are metal disks with a circular hole in the center that the ion beam
can pass through. Together they act as a two-element cone lens. You can apply an electrical
potential to the lens to accelerate (or decelerate) ions as they approach the lens and focus the
ion beam as it passes through the lens. The value ranges between 0 and ±300 V. Lenses L11
and L12 also act as a vacuum baffle between the Q0 quadrupole chamber and the mass
analyzer chamber.
Q0 quadrupole
Heated Q0 quadrupole
Lens L1
Ion source
ion volume
Lens L3
Lens L2
Transfer line
Capillary column

Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum XLS Specifications

General

Brand	Thermo Scientific
Model	TSQ Quantum XLS
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English