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Ion Transport in a Commercial ICP-MSLarsen, Jessica Joline 01 July 2017 (has links)
The performance of an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer, ICP-MS, depends on the instrument's ability to transport sample ions through the vacuum interface and focus the ions into a well-defined beam that will eventually reach the mass analyzer. In this study two main experiments were performed on the Perkin Elmer NexION 300S, a commercial ICP-MS. First, planar laser-induced fluorescence images were taken of the ion beam in a working instrument downstream from a unique quadrupole ion deflector. The images showed the ability of the instrument design to focus the ions in the ion beam. Second, laser-induced fluorescence was used to characterize ion flow through the vacuum interface. The interface is unique to the NexION ICP-MS in that there are three extraction cones. The effect of a three-cone interface on ideal skimming is discussed.
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