SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED MASS ANALYSIS INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20240014020A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18036461

    申请日:2021-11-19

    CPC classification number: H01J49/0009

    Abstract: The technology relates to a system for improved mass analysis operation by proactively identifying contamination. The system includes a mass analysis instrument comprising mass analysis hardware components, a processor, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform a set of operations. The set of operations include performing, by the mass analysis instrument at a first time, a predefined series of operational tests to produce first mass analysis results for a calibrant; performing, by the mass analysis instrument at a second time, the predefined series of operational tests to produce second mass analysis results for the calibrant; determining an analysis difference between the first mass analysis results and the second mass analysis results; and based on a magnitude of the analysis difference, generating at least one of a contamination indicator or a degradation indicator.

    Methods For Detection Of Isomeric Steroids Using Differential Mobility Spectrometry

    公开(公告)号:US20240003846A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18036098

    申请日:2021-11-09

    CPC classification number: G01N27/624

    Abstract: Method for separating, detecting, and/or quantifying steroid isomers using differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) are provided herein. In accordance with various aspects of the applicant's teachings, the method can provide for the separation of racemic or non-racemic mixtures of steroid isomers that may be difficult to separate with conventional techniques, such as mass spectrometry (MS), including both steroid stereoisomers and constitutional steroid isomers. The method may further comprise detecting the ionized derivatized steroids transported from the differential mobility spectrometer at a first combination of compensation voltage and separation voltage and at a second combination of compensation voltage and separation voltage applied to the differential mobility spectrometer, wherein the first combination is configured to optimize transmission of a first ionized derivatized steroid corresponding to a first steroid of an isomeric steroid pair and the second combination is configured to optimize transmission of a second ionized derivatized steroid corresponding to a second steroid of the isomeric steroid pair.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTISTAGE MASS SPECTROMETRY UTILIZING AN ELECTROSTATIC ION TRAP

    公开(公告)号:US20230402272A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US18032251

    申请日:2021-09-14

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for ion injection into an electrostatic trap. Various aspects of this disclosure provide a mass spectrometer system including a primary ion path including a plurality of quadrupoles; and a secondary ion path coupled to the primary ion path utilizing turning elements. The secondary ion path may include an electrostatic linear ion trap (ELIT), the ELIT being operable to analyze ions diverted from the primary ion path and return them to the primary ion path. The primary ion path may include a time-of-flight mass analyzer. The secondary ion path may be bi-directional. Ions may travel in a first direction when coupled into the secondary ion path using a first turning element in the primary ion path and may travel in a second direction when coupled into the secondary ion path utilizing a second turning element in the primary ion path. The secondary ion path may include a collision quadrupole.

    CHARGE STATE DETERMINATION OF A SINGLE ION DETECTION EVENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230335384A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US17925186

    申请日:2021-05-14

    Inventor: Pavel RYUMIN

    CPC classification number: H01J49/025

    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying or classifying charge states of detected ions. An example method for classifying a charge state of detected ions may include generating a pulse for each ion in a plurality of ions detected by a detector, wherein each pulse has a pulse characteristic; generating a pulse-characteristic distribution of the generated pulses; and based on the pulse-characteristic distribution, generating an identification of the charge state of one or more ions in the plurality of ions.

    Ion injection into an electrostatic linear ion trap using Zeno pulsing

    公开(公告)号:US11764052B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    申请号:US17312903

    申请日:2019-12-09

    CPC classification number: H01J49/4245 H01J49/0031 H01J49/426 H01J49/482

    Abstract: An ion guide defining a guide axis receives ions. The ion guide applies a potential profile that includes a pseudopotential well to the ions using an ion control field. The ion control field includes a component for restraining movement of the ions normal to the guide axis and a component for controlling the movement of the ions parallel to the guide axis. The ion guide sequentially injects the ions with the same ion energy and in decreasing order of m/z value into an ELIT aligned along an ELIT axis to focus the ions irrespective of m/z value at the same location on the ELIT axis within the ELIT at the same time by varying a magnitude of the pseudopotential well. The ELIT can trap the focused ions using in-trap potential lift or mirror-switching ion capture.

    MASS ANALYSIS
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    发明公开
    MASS ANALYSIS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230238230A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-27

    申请号:US17999814

    申请日:2021-05-25

    CPC classification number: H01J49/0413 H01J49/165 B25J15/0052

    Abstract: Technology for analyzing collections of substance samples. Systems in accordance with the disclosure can include one or more sample handlers, sample capture devices, mass analysis instruments, and controllers; the controllers being operative, in accordance with instructions received from at least one of an operator input device and machine-interpretable instructions stored in memory accessible by the controller, to generate signals configured to cause the sample handler to collectively retrieve from a sample source a plurality of samples of one or more substances, and deliver the plurality of collected samples to the at least one sample capture device; cause the sample capture device to independently capture at least one of the collectively retrieved samples delivered by the sample handler, and transfer the at least one captured sample to a mass analysis instrument; and cause the mass analysis instrument to ionize and detect one or more particles of the transferred treated sample.

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