SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING THE FRINGING FIELDS OF A RADIO FREQUENCY MULTIPOLE

摘要

A system and method are described for producing a modifiable fringing field in a multipole instrument, such as a mass spectrometer or an ion guide. The system includes a conductor arrangement having a first pole pair, a second pole pair and an end device for allowing ions to enter or exit the conductor arrangement. A first power supply provides a first voltage to the first pole pair, such that the application of the first voltage results in a fringing field near the end device. An end device power supply provides an end device voltage to the end device for modifying the fringing field to facilitate the entrance or exit of the ions.