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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Thermo Finnigan Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Jesse D. Canterbury, Shoreline, WA (US);
Graeme C. McAlister, San Jose, CA (US);
Thermo Finnigan LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A mass spectrometer system, comprises: an ion source; a first and a second multipole apparatus; one or more ion gates or ion lenses between the first and second multipole apparatuses; at least one power supply configured to provide voltages to electrodes of the ion source, the mass analyzer, the first and second multipole apparatuses and the one or more ion gates or ion lenses; and a computer or electronic controller electrically coupled to the at least one power supply, wherein the computer or electronic controller comprises computer-readable instructions that are operable to cause the at least one power supply to supply voltages to the electrodes that cause transfer of ions from the first multipole apparatus to the second multipole apparatus, wherein a duration of a time allotted for completion of the transfer of the ions is dependent upon one or more properties of the ions being transferred.