Parts Of The Instrument - AB Sciex API 3200 System Hardware Manual

passing through Q2 the ions enter Q3 for additional filtering, and then enter the
detector. In the detector, the ions create a current that is converted into a voltage
pulse. The voltage pulses leaving the detector are directly proportional to the
quantity of ions entering the detector. The instrument monitors these voltage
pulses and converts the information into a signal. The signal represents the ion
intensity for a particular m/z and the instrument displays this formation as a mass
spectrum. For more information, see the following figure,
path.
Figure 1-2 Ion optics path
The API 3200 system uses the Turbo V ion source to produce ions from liquid
samples. The Turbo V source can use either the TurboIonSpray probe or the APCI
(atmospheric pressure chemical ionization) probe. The instrument is configured to
perform complex MS/MS analysis, but for less rigorous analytical requirements it
can perform single MS scans.

Parts of the Instrument

This section contains diagrams of the instrument and general descriptions of the
main components.
Integrated
Switching
Valve
Integrated
Syringe
Pump
Figure 1-3 Front view
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Curtain Plate
DP (Orifice)
Skimmer
EP (Q0) RO1 (Q1)
ST
IQ1
CUR (Curtain Gas™ flow)
Ion Source
Front View
RO2 (Q2) RO3 (Q3)
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LINAC
IQ2 IQ3
Collision
Cell
Mass Spectrometer
Hardware Guide
Figure 1-2 Ion optics
DF (Deflector)
Detector
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