Waters Xevo G2-Xs Qtof Overview; Waters Xevo G2-Xs Qtof; Intellistart Technology - Waters Xevo G2-XS QTof Overview And Maintenance Manual

1 Waters Xevo G2-XS QTof Overview

This chapter describes the instrument, including its controls, sources, and IntelliStart Fluidics
system.

1.1 Waters Xevo G2-XS QTof

The Xevo G2-XS QTof Mass Spectrometry (MS) system is an orthogonal acceleration, time-of-
flight (Tof) mass spectrometer operated by Waters informatics software.
Either of the following high-performance, ZSpray, dual-orthogonal API sources is fitted as
standard equipment:
• LockSpray (ESI/APCI/ESCi) source, which combines these ionization modes:
• Electrospray ionization (ESI) (Page 26)
• Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) (Page 27)
• Combined electrospray/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (ESCi) (Page 27)
• NanoLockSpray source (see
The following optional sources are compatible with the Xevo G2-XS QTof:
• Optional combined APPI/APCI source (see
• Optional atmospheric solids analysis probe (ASAP) [see
(ASAP) (Page
• Optional atmospheric pressure gas chromatography (APGC) source [see
Pressure Gas Chromatography (APGC) source (Page
• Optional ionKey source (see
• Optional UniSpray LockSpray source (see
Notes:
• For the instrument's specifications, consult the Waters Xevo G2-XS QTof/Tof Site Preparation
Guide.
• Available source options can vary depending on the software you use to operate the Xevo
G2-XS QTof. For more information about source compatibility, refer to the Waters Knowledge
Base or the product pages on waters.com.

1.1.1 IntelliStart technology

IntelliStart technology monitors instrument performance and reports when it is ready for use.
NanoLockSpray source and ionization modes (Page
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ionKey source (Page
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Combined APPI/APCI source (Page
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UniSpray LockSpray source (Page
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