Two-dimensional ion trap with ramped axial potentials
AssigneeThermo Finnigan LLC
InventorsJae C. Schwartz, Michael W. Senko
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Abstract
The invention provides a two-dimensional ion trap, comprising a plurality of elongate electrodes positioned between first and second end electrodes, the plurality of electrodes and first and second end electrodes defining a trapping volume. A controller in electrical communication with the plurality of elongate electrodes and the first and second end electrodes is configured to progressively vary a periodic voltage applied to at least one of the plurality of elongate electrodes to cause ions to be radially ejected from the ion trap in order of their mass to charge ratios. Concurrently, the controller is configured to progressively vary a DC offset of least one of the first and second end electrodes with respect to the plurality of elongate electrodes.
Claims19
A two-dimensional ion trap, comprising:
- a plurality of elongate electrodes positioned between first and second end electrodes, the plurality of elongate electrodes and first and second end electrodes defining a trapping volume;
- and
- a controller in electrical communication with the plurality of elongate electrodes and the first and second set of end electrodes, the controller being configured to progressively vary a periodic voltage applied to at least one of the plurality of elongate electrodes to cause ions to be radially ejected from the ion trap in order of their mass-to-charge ratios, and to concurrently progressively vary a DC offset of at least one of the end electrodes with respect to the plurality of elongate electrodes;
- wherein the controller increases the magnitude of the DC offset based on a maximum specified peak width desired for an ejected ion of a particular mass to charge ratio value.
A method for mass sequentially ejecting ions from a two dimensional ion trap having first and second end electrodes and a plurality of elongate electrodes, comprising the steps of:
- (a) progressively varying a periodic voltage applied to at least one of the elongate electrodes to cause ions to be radially ejected from the ion trap in order of their mass-to-charge ratios;
- and
- (b) concurrently with step (a), progressively varying a DC offset of at least one of the end electrodes with respect to the plurality of elongate electrodes;
- wherein the DC offset is increased in magnitude based on a maximum specified peak width desired for an ejected ion of a particular mass to charge ratio value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.