EP0378648A1 - Piege a ions icr. - Google Patents

Piege a ions icr.

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EP0378648A1
EP0378648A1 EP89907696A EP89907696A EP0378648A1 EP 0378648 A1 EP0378648 A1 EP 0378648A1 EP 89907696 A EP89907696 A EP 89907696A EP 89907696 A EP89907696 A EP 89907696A EP 0378648 A1 EP0378648 A1 EP 0378648A1
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ion trap
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Martin Allemann
Pablo Caravatti
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Spectrospin AG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J49/00—Particle spectrometers or separator tubes
    • H01J49/26—Mass spectrometers or separator tubes
    • H01J49/34—Dynamic spectrometers
    • H01J49/36—Radio frequency spectrometers, e.g. Bennett-type spectrometers, Redhead-type spectrometers
    • H01J49/38—Omegatrons ; using ion cyclotron resonance

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  • the invention relates to an ICR ion trap with electrically conductive side plates that extend parallel to an axis and have the same length in the axial direction, and with electrically conductive end plates that extend perpendicular to the axis and that close off the space enclosed by the side plates and are electrically insulated from the side plates and with a voltage source for applying catch potentials to the side and end plates.
  • Such ion traps are used in ICR mass spectrometers and have the purpose of capturing the ions of substances that are to be examined by mass spectroscopy using cyclotron resonance.
  • the end plates are held at a negative potential compared to the side plates to trap negative ions, while the potential of the end plates is positive towards the side plates to trap positive ions.
  • the polarity of the ions is determined, which can be captured by means of such an ion trap. If, as is generally customary, the ions are generated within the ion trap by irradiating the substance to be examined, for example by means of a laser beam or
  • Electron beam, negative and positive ions can arise simultaneously, particularly when excited by an electron beam, of which one type of ion is always lost, although the investigation of both types of ions could be of interest.
  • the mass spectroscopic investigation of recombination reactions between positive and negative ions is also of interest, but this is in principle not possible using the known ICR ion traps. There is therefore a need for ion traps that allow both positive and negative ions to be trapped at the same time.
  • the invention has for its object to provide an ion trap that allows the simultaneous capture of positive and negative ions.
  • This object is achieved according to the invention in that, in the case of an ICR ion trap of the type mentioned at the outset, further electrode plates are arranged at a distance from the end plates, which extend parallel to the end plates and to which catch potentials can be applied by means of the voltage source, the potential of which
  • the ICR ion trap according to the invention accordingly forms an arrangement in which, as it were, two regions forming ICR ion traps are nested one inside the other. While the ions of one polarity are trapped between the end plates which delimit an inner region in a conventional manner, the other ions can pass through holes arranged in the end plates and reach the further electrode plates which delimit an outer region. These other ions are reflected on the other electrodes because of their polarity reversed to the end plates, so that they pass through the openings in the end plates to the other one
  • ICR ion traps are already known which allow positive and negative ions to be captured at the same time, these ion traps operate according to a different principle and have the disadvantages resulting therefrom.
  • the first of these known ion traps reported by Ghaderi at the 1986 ASMS meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, makes use of an intentionally inhomogeneous magnetic field that the
  • the disadvantage is that the lack of homogeneity severely limits the resolution of a suitably designed spectrometer, so that high-resolution spectrometry is practically impossible.
  • Another arrangement described by Inoue in an article entitled "ICR Study of Negative Ions Produced by Electron Impact and Water Vapor", prevents the ions from escaping by applying an RF voltage to the side plates of the ion trap. This method cannot be used if a broadband Fourier transform is to be used.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic cross section through a
  • Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the potential curve in
  • the ion trap shown in FIG. 1 has four side walls 1, of which three side walls are visible in FIG. 1. These side walls 1 extend parallel to an axis Z and delimit a prism with a square cross section. The ends of this prism are closed by two end plates 5, 6, which are kept at a defined positive potential of -1 V with respect to the side plates 1 by means of a voltage source 7. As a result, within the space delimited by the side plates 1 and the end plates 5, 6 along the Z-axis, the potential curve between the maxima 15, 16 shown by the curve 4 in FIG. 2 results. In this respect, the ion trap has a known, typical structure and is suitable for capturing positive ions, since positive ions are reflected by the end plates 5, 6 which are at a positive potential and are thus limited to the space between these end plates.
  • further electrode plates 8, 9 are arranged parallel to the end plates 5, 6, each of which is located on the outside of the associated one with respect to the side plates 1
  • End plate 5, 6 are located and have a certain, equal distance from these end plates.
  • These further electrode plates 8, 9 are, as shown in Fig. 2, at a potential with the opposite of the potential of the end plates 5, 6 in front Character held, so in the illustrated embodiment at a potential of -1 V. This results between the end plates and the further electrode plates, the potential curve shown in FIG. 2 by curve 4 between their end points 18 and 19 and the adjacent maximum 15th or 16.
  • the positive end plates 5, 6 form a potential barrier for positive ions
  • the others which are at a negative potential, form
  • Electrode plates 8, 9 a potential barrier for negative ions. Therefore, negative ions are one of the other
  • the substances located within the ion trap can be ionized by means of a laser or electron beam which traverses the ICR ion trap in the direction of the Z axis.
  • the end plates 5, 6 have central holes 25, 26, but also the further electrode plates 8, 9 have corresponding central holes 28, 29.
  • the ions formed by irradiation collect the positive ions between the end plates 5, 6, while the negative ions oscillate between the further electrode plates 3, 9.
  • the negative ions continuously cross through the inner area filled with the positive ions, so that interactions between the positive and negative ions can easily occur.
  • the ICR ion trap according to the invention is therefore particularly suitable for observing interactions between positive and negative ions.
  • the side plates could be formed as parts of cylinder jacket surfaces, so the ICR ion trap could have a circular cross section.
  • plate sections aligned with the side plates could be arranged between the end plates and the further electrode plates, as is indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG. 1 of the drawing.
  • the beam could also be directed perpendicular to the Z axis of the arrangement and thus to the axis of the magnetic field, so that the holes in the further electrode plates 8, 9 could be omitted.
  • Range of the magnetic field acting on the ICR cell are typical values for the distance between two opposite side plates 1 between 1 cm and 10 cm, for the distance between the end plates 5 and 6 between 1 cm and 15 cm, for the distance between each end plate 5 and 6 of the further electrode plate 8 or 9 lying respectively first between 1 cm and 10 cm and for the diameter of the central holes 25, 26, 28, 29 between 1 mm and 10 mm.
  • the distance of each end plate 5 or 6 from the further electrode plate 8 or 9 lying next to it is three to five times the diameter of the central holes 25, 26, 28, 29.
  • the capture potentials are typically between -5 V and ⁇ 5 V, the potentials applied to the end plates 5, 6 having the opposite sign to the potentials applied to the further electrode plates 8, 9, but being of the same amount. However, it can also be advantageous to apply a larger or smaller capture potential to the further electrode plates 8, 9 than to the End plates 5, 6, for example to achieve a special spatial distribution of the electric field.

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Abstract

Un piège à ions ICR comporte des plaques latérales (1) parallèles à un axe (Z) et des plaques terminales (5, 6) perpendiculaires à l'axe (Z). Une source de tension (7) permet d'appliquer des potentiels de captage aux plaques latérales et terminales. Des plaques-électrodes (8, 9) supplémentaires, auxquelles peuvent être appliqués des potentiels de captage de polarité opposée aux plaques terminales, sont agencées à une certaine distance des plaques terminales, formant ainsi un espace extérieur dans lequel sont captés des ions de signe opposé. Après analyse et élimination des ions présents dans la chambre intérieure, les ions de signe contraire sont captés dans la chambre intérieure puis analysés. Il est également possible d'observer des réactions de recombination entre des ions de signe opposé.
EP89907696A 1988-06-30 1989-06-28 Piege a ions icr Expired - Lifetime EP0378648B1 (fr)

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DE3821998 1988-06-30
DE3821998A DE3821998A1 (de) 1988-06-30 1988-06-30 Icr-ionenfalle
PCT/EP1989/000751 WO1990000309A1 (fr) 1988-06-30 1989-06-28 Piege a ions icr

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JP (1) JPH0668969B2 (fr)
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US4982087A (en) 1991-01-01
US5089702A (en) 1992-02-18
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