Mass Analyzer - Thermo Scientific TSQ Series Hardware Manual

Figure 22. Lenses L11 (left) and L12 (right)
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Mass Analyzer

The mass analyzer separates ions according to their mass-to-charge ratio and then passes them to
the ion detection system. The mass analyzer on the TSQ consists of three quadrupole rod
assemblies (Q1, Q2, and Q3) and three lens sets. See
Figure 23. Mass analyzer, ion detection system, and ion optics
Ion detection system
Lens L4
Q3 quadrupole
Lenses L31, L32, L33
Q2 collision cell
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Lenses Q1
L21, L22, L23 quadrupole
Figure 23.
Q0 Q00 rf
quadrupole lens
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Functional Description
Mass Spectrometer
Ion source
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