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Calibration function for time-of-flight mass spectrometers with extreme mass accuracy

US8581183B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bruker Daltonik GmbH · DE

Inventor

Oliver Räther · Lilienthal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 14, 2011
Grant date	Nov 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 3, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01J49/0009
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A calibration function for time-of-flight mass spectrometers that converts ion times of flight into mass to charge ratios, takes into account not only the time of flight of a specific ionic species, but also the ion signal intensity of that ionic species. Use of the conversion function reduces nonsystematic deviations of the calculated mass values from the true mass values previously experienced in time of flight mass spectrometers.

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