Mass spectrometry apparatus

摘要

There is provided a mass spectrometry apparatus comprising: an ion source arranged in a substantially horizontal orientation and from which a quantity of ions may be sourced, an ion filter device arranged for receiving a stream of ions for filtering thereof; and, an ion guide arranged so as to guide ions sourced from the ion source toward the ion filter device. The ion source and the ion filter device are arranged relative to one another so that the profile of the apparatus is reduced so as to minimize the effective footprint of the apparatus.

主权项

1. A mass spectrometry apparatus comprising:
an ion source arranged in a substantially horizontal orientation and from which a quantity of ions may be extracted and arranged to flow along a generally linear first path of travel that has a desired direction within a first plane substantially parallel with a horizontal plane; an ion filter device arranged above the ion source for receiving a stream of ions for filtering thereof, said ions flowing along a generally linear second path of travel that is substantially parallel with a vertical plane in a direction substantially upwards relative to the vertical plane, so as to be received by an ion analysis device for spectrometry analysis; and, an ion guide arranged so as to guide ions sourced from the ion source along the first path of travel toward the ion filter device along the second path of travel; wherein the distance traveled by ions along the first path of travel is significantly smaller than the distance traveled by ions along the second path of travel such that a profile of the apparatus is reduced so as to minimize the effective footprint of the apparatus.