Abstract: A mass spectrometer according to the present invention has an ionization source for generating ions; an ion trap for accumulating the ions; a time-of-flight mass spectrometer for performing mass spectrometry analysis on the ions by use of a flight time; a collision damping chamber disposed between the ion trap and the time-of-flight mass spectrometer and having a plurality of electrodes therein, which produce a multi-pole electric field, wherein a gas is introduced into the collision damping chamber to reduce kinetic energy of the ions ejected from the ion trap; and an ion transmission adjusting mechanism disposed between the ion trap and the collision damping chamber to allow or prevent injection of the ions from the ion trap to the collision damping chamber. The mass spectrometer provides greatly enhanced qualitative and quantitative analysis capabilities, as compared with conventional techniques.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer has an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source that includes a first ionization portion including a needle electrode, for generating a primary ion by discharge of the needle electrode a primary ion introduction aperture, and a second ionization portion including an introduction aperture, for generating a sample ion by the reaction between the primary ion and the sample gas introduced from an end of a column of gas chromatography, a sample ion movement aperture; and a mass analysis portion; wherein the end is arranged at a position satisfying the relation r?2R where R is a radius of an inner diameter of the aperture and r is a distance between an axis connecting the center of the aperture and the center of the aperture, and the end.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting chemical substances which is high in sensitivity and selectivity is provided. An organic acid or an organic acid salt is used to generate an organic acid gas from an organic acid gas generator 3 to be mixed with a sample gas for introduction into an ion source 4 for ionization, thereby obtaining a mass spectrum by a mass analysis region 5. A data processor 6 determines the detection or non-detection of a specific m/z of an organic acid adduct ion obtained by adding a molecule generated from the organic acid to a molecule with specific m/z generated from a target chemical substance to be detected based on the obtained mass spectrum. When there is an ion peak with the m/z of the organic acid adduct ion, the presence of the target chemical substance to be detected is determined, and an alarm is sounded. False detection can be prevented.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mass spectrometer combining an ion trap and a TOFMS non-coaxially, wherein ion trapping efficiency, mass resolution, and CID efficiency can be maximized. The present invention relates to the mass spectrometer combining the ion trap and the TOFMS non-coaxially, having a mass filter disposed between an ion source and an ion trap and a controller for controlling the gas pressure inside the ion trap and the gas pressure inside the mass filter independently, wherein the gas pressure inside the ion trap is set to the level higher than that inside the mass filter.

Abstract: There is provided an ion-mobility spectrometer. This apparatus includes the following configuration components: An ion source for generating first ions, a first drift unit for separating the first ions by flight drift times, an ion dissociation unit for generating second ions by dissociating the first ions separated, and a second drift unit for separating the second ions by flight drift times. Moreover, the first drift unit, the ion dissociation unit, and the second drift unit are located inside a chamber whose pressure is set at 10 mTorr or higher. This apparatus allows execution of low-cost and high-resolving-power ion separation and detection.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting chemical substances which is high in sensitivity and selectivity is provided. An organic acid or an organic acid salt is used to generate an organic acid gas from an organic acid gas generator to be mixed with a sample gas for introduction into an ion source for ionization, thereby obtaining a mass spectrum by a mass analysis region. A data processor determines the detection or non-detection of a specific m/z of an organic acid adduct ion obtained by adding a molecule generated from the organic acid to a molecule with specific m/z generated from a target chemical substance to be detected based on the obtained mass spectrum. When there is an ion peak with the m/z of the organic acid adduct ion, the presence of the target chemical substance to be detected is determined, and an alarm is sounded. False detection can be prevented.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer has an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source that includes a first ionization portion including a needle electrode, for generating a primary ion by discharge of the needle electrode a primary ion introduction aperture, and a second ionization portion including an introduction aperture, for generating a sample ion by the reaction between the primary ion and the sample gas introduced from an end of a column of gas chromatography, a sample ion movement aperture; and a mass analysis portion; wherein the end is arranged at a position satisfying the relation r?2R where R is a radius of an inner diameter of the aperture and r is a distance between an axis connecting the center of the aperture and the center of the aperture, and the end.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer using a linear ion trap capable of efficiently suppressing the space charge and enabling scanning for a wide m/z range at a high Duty Cycle is provided.

Abstract: An ion mass spectrometer comprising an ionization source for generating ions, a linear trap region for accumulation and dissociation of ions, and a time-of-flight mass spectrometer for mass spectroscopy of ions based on the flying time, and having a collision damping region introduced with a buffer gas for reducing the kinetic energy of ions ejected from the linear trap region and converting the ion packet into continuous beam and provided with plural electrodes for generating multipole electric fields in the inside between the linear trap region and the time-of-flight mass spectrometer, and having an ion transmission control mechanism for allowing or inhibiting incidence of ion from the linear trap region to the collision damping region between the linear trap region and the collision damping region.

Abstract: A mass spectrometric apparatus capable of generating and detecting positive and negative ions stably at the same time. The apparatus preferably comprises: an opening through which a sample gas is introduced; an ion source to generate ions of the sample gas; and a mass spectrometer to analyze the mass of the generated ions. The ion source utilized with the mass spectrometric device comprises: a first needle electrode on which a voltage is applied in order to generate positive ions of the sample gas introduced through the opening; a first counter electrode having a first opening through which the sample gas and the positive ions pass; a second counter electrode disposed opposite the first counter electrode having a second opening through which the sample gas and the positive ions pass; a second needle electrode on which voltage is applied in order to generate negative ions of the sample gas; and a vent through which the sample gas is ejected.

Abstract: The measurement throughput and the precision in sample identification are improved in a tandem type mass spectrograph. Thus, in a mass spectrum analyzing system utilizing a tandem type mass spectrograph in which the selection of an ionic species to serve as the measurement target, dissociation thereof and spectral measurement are repeated in n stages, the ionic species to be measured in MSn is selected based on the mass-to-charge ratios (m/z values) obtained as a result of the spectral analysis in MSn?1 (n?2), and this procedure is repeated until the sequence of a required number of amino acids is determined.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer capable of analyzing a wide mass range with high sensitivity and high mass accuracy.

Abstract: A practical mass spectrometer for proteome analysis is provided. In an ion trap-connected, orthogonal acceleration type time-of-flight mass spectrometer, the mass-to-charge ratio range that may be analyzed by one procedure is increased by providing means for reducing the velocity of ions ejected from an ion trap. The efficiency in protein identification in proteome analysis is thereby improved.

Abstract: There is provided an ion trap mass spectrometer which can detect fragment ions having a low mass and enables high-sensitivity measurement. A mass spectrometer has an ion source generating sample ions; an ion trap having a pair of and endcap electrodes and a ring electrode and accumulating ions generated by the ion source and isolating precursor ions from the accumulated ion and dissociating the isolated precursor ions and ejecting the dissociated ions from the ion trap. A gas introduction hole is arranged in the endcap electrode or the ring electrode for introducing in intermittently-introduced bath gas therethrough into the ion trap. A detector detects the ions ejected from the ion trap. The center axis of the gas introduction hole is arranged so as to pass through a region near the center of gravity of the ion trap.

Abstract: A dangerous substance detecting apparatus comprises an oven for accommodating a wiping member stuck with a sample derived from a dangerous substance, a light source for emitting infrared rays for heating the sample, an ion source for ionizing the sample evaporated in the oven, a mass analyzer for performing a mass analysis on ions, a data processing unit for processing an output signal from the mass analyzer to determine the presence or absence of a dangerous substance, an operation panel for displaying the result of the determination, an alarm unit for generating an alarm based on the result of the determination, and a control unit for controlling the respective components of the apparatus based on operating conditions entered from the operation panel and specified for the respective components of the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting chemical substances which is high in sensitivity and selectivity is provided. An organic acid or an organic acid salt is used to generate an organic acid gas from an organic acid gas generator 3 to be mixed with a sample gas for introduction into an ion source 4 for ionization, thereby obtaining a mass spectrum by a mass analysis region 5. A data processor 6 determines the detection or non-detection of a specific m/z of an organic acid adduct ion obtained by adding a molecule generated from the organic acid to a molecule with specific m/z generated from a target chemical substance to be detected based on the obtained mass spectrum. When there is an ion peak with the m/z of the organic acid adduct ion, the presence of the target chemical substance to be detected is determined, and an alarm is sounded. False detection can be prevented.

Abstract: There will be provided a mass spectrometer for detecting impurity in sample gas of a low flow rate. A mass spectrometer including: an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source having a primary ionization part 28 for generating a primary ion by means of electric discharge of reagent gas, and a secondary ionization part 23 for generating an ion of the sample by a reaction of the primary ion and the sample; a mass spectrometric part 11 for performing mass spectrometric analysis of the ion generated; a mixing portion 33 for mixing the sample to be introduced into the secondary ionization part with dilution gas; and a mean 30 for controlling a flow rate of the dilution gas for flowing through the mixing portion; and a mean 12-1 or 12-2 or 12-3 for controlling a flow rate of the sample gas, wherein mixed gas obtained by mixing the sample with the dilution gas is introduced into the secondary ionization part and the sample is ionized.

Abstract: In an electric charge adjusting method and mass spectrometer, tandem linear ion traps are employed such that charge-reducing reactions occur in only one of the linear ion traps. An ion reaching a given charge value is selectively moved to another linear ion trap. Through MS/MS mass analysis, the structure of a biomolecule is analyzed very efficiently with high sensitivity via a simple analysis.

Abstract: An ion mass spectrometer comprising an ionization source for generating ions, a linear trap region for accumulation and dissociation of ions, and a time-of-flight mass spectrometer for mass spectroscopy of ions based on the flying time, and having a collision damping region introduced with a buffer gas for reducing the kinetic energy of ions ejected from the linear trap region and converting the ion packet into continuous beam and provided with plural electrodes for generating multipole electric fields in the inside between the linear trap region and the time-of-flight mass spectrometer, and having an ion transmission control mechanism for allowing or inhibiting incidence of ion from the linear trap region to the collision damping region between the linear trap region and the collision damping region.

Abstract: An explosive detection system including a sample injection region, an ion source region for generating ions of a sample injected by the ion injection region, a mass analysis region for analyzing mass of the ions, a heater for heating the sample injection region and the ion source region, a plurality of pumps for exhausting a chamber in which the mass analysis region is disposed, and a controller for controlling the regions and the plurality of pumps. The controller conducts control so as to heat the sample injection region and the ion source region with the heaters, then reduce heating electric power supplied to the heaters in order to prevent a predetermined electric power value from being exceeded, and drive the plurality of pumps successively to exhaust the chamber.