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Electrospray ionisation
High voltage applied to the tip of a capillary to produce charged droplets which evaporate to produce gaseous charged ions.
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Acceleration
Electric field applied to give all ions a constant kinetic energy
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Ion drift
Ions enter a flight tube with no electric field. Smaller ions travel faster and heavier ions move more slowly
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Ion detection
Ions arrive at the detector and produce a small electric current due to their charge and then the detector records the different flight times of the ions
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Data analysis
Flight times are analysed and a mass spectrum is produced by data analyser
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Card 2

Front

Electric field applied to give all ions a constant kinetic energy

Back

Acceleration

Card 3

Front

Ions enter a flight tube with no electric field. Smaller ions travel faster and heavier ions move more slowly

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Ions arrive at the detector and produce a small electric current due to their charge and then the detector records the different flight times of the ions

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Flight times are analysed and a mass spectrum is produced by data analyser

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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