Green light for processing

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 146 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1369-7021
• DOI: 10.1016/s1369-7021(04)00156-7

✦ Synopsis

A new family of single quadrupole mass spectrometers from Thermo Electron Corp. offers a range of configurations and options to suit different requirements in trace level analysis. The Finnigan™ DSQ™ series need less sample preparation time and use smaller injections and samples sizes. The entry-level Finnigan FOCUS™ DSQ instrument is particularly suitable for routine, high-throughput analyses. The compact mass spectrometer includes curved optics technology common to more advanced instruments. A curved prefilter reduces neutral noise and provides enhanced detection at low femtogram levels with an increased dynamic range. The Finnigan TRACE™ DSQ, for more complex analyses, can detect small amounts of compounds in particularly challenging matrices with fast scanning of up to 10 000 amu/s. Xcalibur™ software is included as standard with these mass spectrometers, allowing instant access to analysis functions.