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Rectilinear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer with Atmospheric Pressure Interface and Electrospray Ionization Source

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Qingyu Song,^† Sameer Kothari,^† Michael A. Senko,^‡ Jae C. Schwartz,^‡ Jonathan W. Amy,^† George C. Stafford,^† R. Graham Cooks,*^† and Zheng Ouyang*^†

Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, and Mass Spectrometry Division, Thermo Electron Corp., 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California 95134

Anal. Chem., 2006, 78 (3), pp 718–725

DOI: 10.1021/ac0512709

Publication Date (Web): December 27, 2005

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Biochemical Methods

Abstract

A rectilinear ion trap (RIT) mass analyzer was incorporated into a mass spectrometer fitted with an electrospray ionization source and an atmospheric pressure interface. The RIT mass spectrometer, which was assembled in two different configurations, was used for the study of biological compounds, for which performance data are given. A variety of techniques, including the use of a balanced rf, elevated background gas pressure, automatic gain control, and resonance ejection waveforms with dynamically adjusted amplitude, were applied to enhance performance. The capabilities of the instrument were characterized using proteins, peptides, and pharmaceutical drugs. Unit resolution and an accuracy of better than m/z 0.2 was achieved for mass-to-charge (m/z) ratios up to 2000 Th at a scan rate of 3000 amu/(charge·s) while reduced scan rates gave greater resolution and peak widths of less than m/z 0.5 over the same range. The mass discrimination in trapping externally generated ions was characterized over the range m/z 190−2000 and an optimized low mass cutoff value of m/z 120−140 was found to give equal trapping efficiencies over the entire range. The radial detection efficiency was measured as a function of m/z ratio and found to rise from 35% at low m/z values to more than 90% for ions of m/z 1800. The way in which the ion trapping capacity depends on the dc trapping potential was investigated by measuring the mass shift due to space charge effects, and it was shown that low trapping potentials minimize space charge effects by increasing the useful volume of the device. The collision-induced dissociation (CID) capabilities of the RIT instrument were evaluated by measuring isolation efficiency as a function of mass resolution as well as measuring peptide CID efficiencies. Overall CID efficiencies of more than 60% were easily reached, while isolation of an ion with unit resolution at m/z 524 was achieved with high rejection (>95%) of the adjacent ions. The overall analytical capabilities of the ESI-RIT instrument were demonstrated with the analysis of a mixture of pharmaceutical compounds using multiple-stage mass spectrometry.

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