Multipole with a holding device for holding the multipole, holding device of a multipole, mass spectrometer with such a multipole, mounting unit for positioning the multipole and method for positioning a holding device relative to a multipole

Abstract

The invention relates to a multipole (32) with a holding device (10) for holding the multipole (32), for example a quadrupole in a mass spectrometer or on a mounting unit (40), wherein the holding device (10) is arranged on the multipole (32). For attaching the multipole (32) to a receiving device (36, 36a) for receiving the holding device (10), the holding device (10) has one or more planar supporting surfaces (13, 15). The holding device (10) is attached to surfaces (30) of the multipole (32) that are manufactured together with electrodes (26A, 26B) of the multipole (32) in one work step. Furthermore, the invention relates to a holding device (10) of such a multipole (32), a mass spectrometer with such a multipole (32), a mounting unit (40) with a receiving device (36, 36a) for positioning a holding device (10) relative to such a multipole (32) and a method for positioning a holding device (10) relative to the multipole (32).

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.