Implementing Digital-Waveform Technology for Extended m/z Range Operation on a Native Dual-Quadrupole FT-IM-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer

JW McCabe, BJ Jones, TE Walker… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
JW McCabe, BJ Jones, TE Walker, RL Schrader, AP Huntley, J Lyu, NM Hoffman…
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 2021ACS Publications
Here, we describe a digital-waveform dual-quadrupole mass spectrometer that enhances
the performance of our drift tube FT-IMS high-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometer (MS).
The dual-quadrupole analyzer enhances the instrument capabilities for studies of large
protein and protein complexes. The first quadrupole (q) provides a means for performing low-
energy collisional activation of ions to reduce or eliminate noncovalent adducts, viz., salts,
buffers, detergents, and/or endogenous ligands. The second quadrupole (Q) is used to mass …
Here, we describe a digital-waveform dual-quadrupole mass spectrometer that enhances the performance of our drift tube FT-IMS high-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometer (MS). The dual-quadrupole analyzer enhances the instrument capabilities for studies of large protein and protein complexes. The first quadrupole (q) provides a means for performing low-energy collisional activation of ions to reduce or eliminate noncovalent adducts, viz., salts, buffers, detergents, and/or endogenous ligands. The second quadrupole (Q) is used to mass-select ions of interest for further interrogation by ion mobility spectrometry and/or collision-induced dissociation (CID). Q is operated using digital-waveform technology (DWT) to improve the mass selection compared to that achieved using traditional sinusoidal waveforms at floated DC potentials (>500 V DC). DWT allows for increased precision of the waveform for a fraction of the cost of conventional RF drivers and with readily programmable operation and precision (Hoffman, N. M. . A comparison-based digital-waveform generator for high-resolution duty cycle. Review of Scientific Instruments 2018, 89, 084101).
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