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Functional Description
Mass Spectrometer
Velos Pro
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LTQ Series Hardware Manual
Figure 12. Skimmer and tube lens (back view)
LXQ
The ion source interface in the Velos Pro
transfer tube, two cartridge heaters, a heater block, a sensor, an S-lens, an exit lens, and a vent
prevent ball. The S-lens and exit lens mount to the ion source interface cage.
Figure 13. Velos Pro ion source interface (cross section)
Ion sweep
cone
Spray cone
(directly behind the
sweep cone)
Tube lens
Skimmer
(Figure
13) includes an ion sweep cone, an ion
Vent prevent ball
S-lens
Ion transfer tube
Heater block
LTQ XL
Exit lens
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