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Mass Spectrometry - MS | Agilent  Multimode Ion Source 
An LC/MS ion source for every application 
Effective ionization is an essential first step to successful mass spectrometric analysis. Agilent Technologies is a leader in ion source technology, with LC/MS ion sources to meet the widest range of applications.
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Technology
  • Superior nebulization delivers more ions to the mass spectrometer
  • High drying capacity improves performance
  • Orthogonal nebulization simplified operation and reduces maintenance
  • Dual nebulizers maximize mass accuracy
  • Multiple ionization techniques to serve more application
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Ion Sources
Multimode source
  • The only ion source capable of simultaneously generating ions by electrospray (ESI) and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI)
  • Identifies very diverse compounds in a single run with spectrum-to-spectrum polarity switching
  • Operates in ESI-only or APCI-only mode
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Electrospray (ESI)

  • Multiple charging and relatively low operating temperatures allow for analysis of biological macro-molecules such as proteins and peptides, as well as for smaller, more polar molecules.
  • Concentration-sensitive technique: more concentrated samples improve sensitivity
  • Available for Standard-flow-rate electrospray, Capillary electrospray, and nanoelectrospray
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Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI)
  • Popular complement to electrospray, generates primarily singly charged ions and operates at higher temperatures for wide range of less polar and non-polar molecules
  • Mass-flow sensitive technique: more sample molecules improve performance
  • Works better with larger columns and higher LC flow rates
HPLC-Chip nanoelectrospray
  • Reusable HPLC-Chips seamlessly integrate the sample enrichment and separation nanocolumns, tubing, connections, and spray needle of a traditional nanoelectrospray LC/MS system into a biocompatible polymer chip
  • Narrower, better-defined peaks due to elimination of post-column dead volumes
  • Concentration-dependent technique: HPLC-Chip can dramatically improve sensitivity
  • Sealed, robotic interface for fully automated handling
Atmospheric pressure photoionization (APPI)
  • For analysis of compounds that ionize poorly by ESI and APCI
  • Syagen Technology ensures that RF-resonated krypton lamp emits photons at energy levels high enough to ionize many classes of compounds with minimal ionization of air and common HPLC solvents
  • Easily determines molecular weights due to minimal fragmentation
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Atmospheric-pressure MALDI (AP/MALDI)
  • Provides fast, easy and ultrasensitive analysis of 2D gel-spot digests and samples that do not need online separation with integrated pulsed dynamic focusing
  • Excellent solution for high throughput screening, expression profiling studies, and protein identification and confirmation using peptide mass fingerprinting
  • Available for purchase from MassTech
  • Application Notes
LC/MS System Compatibility 
Application of Ionization Techniques
  • No ionization technique is suitable for all applications, but Agilent offers you a wide range of choices
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