摘要 |
In a mass spectrometer, a dual stage axial extraction field is applied to transport ions from an accumulator with a shutter and an ion guide to a detector cell. Ions of the same mass may be transported to the detector cell or a point axially preceding the detector cell at the same time by selecting the relative strengths of a first axial electric field applied to the accumulator and a second axial electric field applied to the shutter and further by selecting relative axial lengths of the accumulator, shutter, and an ion guide. A dual stage decelerating field may also be applied to slow ion down prior to and after entering the detector cell.
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