The 6490 Triple Quadrupole and new 6550 Q-TOF LC/MS (see how it works) achieve their unprecendented sensitivity from breakthrough iFunnel technology, designed to dramatically increase the number of ions that enter the mass spectrometer. iFunnel technology is a combination of three innovations:
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Agilent Jet Stream technology, a precision sprayer that surrounds droplets with a sheath of superheated gas to desolvate and concentrate ions near the MS inlet for more effective sampling;
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Hexabore capillary, a circular array of six capillaries spread across the ion-rich part of the Agilent Jet Stream thermal confinement zone for sampling up to six times more ions; and
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Dual-stage ion funnel, an innovation that efficiently removes gas while focusing ions into the entrance of the mass analyzer to provide substantial gains in ion intensities.
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