SYNAPT G2-Si High Definition MS (HDMS) System

Waters Synapt G2-Si high definition mass spectrometry uses high efficiency traveling wave (T-wave) ion mobility with high performance tandem MS to significantly enhance the peak capacity, specificity, and sensitivity of the analysis. When mass resolution and chromatography are not enough, high-efficiency T-wave ion mobility gives an additional dimension of separation, based on molecular size and shape.

The architecture of Synapt’s ion source interfaces with a huge range of techniques, from separation with UPLC, to ionization with ESI, APCI, ESCI. For direct analysis methods, T-Wave IMS provides the highest separation and selectivity, post-ionization. This is particularly advantageous when combined with the high performance MALDI option, which can be rapidly switched with atmospheric pressure ion sources. The resolving quadrupole is available in 8KDa or 32KDa mass range options for MS/MS of small to macromolecular species.

The dual collision cell arrangement of TriWave enhances MS/MS possibilities, by providing Collision Induced Dissociation (CID) and/or Electron Transfer Dissociation (ETD) fragmentation with high resolution and accurate mass measurements. It is coupled with time of flight (TOF) technique. It operates in TOF mode and HDMS mode. The TOF mass range is 50 to 100,000 m/z in Resolution mode, and 50 to 32,000 m/z in High Resolution mode.

• Over 50,000 FWHM mass resolving power
• Exact mass (<1 ppm RMS)
• Accurate Isotope Abundances
• In-spectrum dynamic range and linearity in detector response of up to 106
• Up to 30 spectra data acquisition per sec

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Synapt G2 Si is equipped with a larger ion sampling orifice, an enhanced vaccum pumping configuration and Step Wave Ion transfer optics. The dual T-Wave off axis design transfers ions from the ion source to the quadrupole MS analyzer with the highest possible efficiency, at the same time ensuring that neutral contaminants are filtered out. The instrument can be operated in the IM/MS and in the MS only mode. After ion generation, parent ions can be selected by using a quadrupole mass filter. In the IM/MS mode, the ions first are collected in an argon-filled trapping area as part of the stacked ring ion guide (SRIG) called Trap directly located in front of the ion-mobility analyzer. The first part of the ion-mobility separation SRIG is filled with He to alleviate the transfer of the pulsed in ion bunch from the trap to the Ion-Mobility Separator whose major part is filled with nitrogen. According to their ion-cross sections, ions having the same nominal mass are separated by their different drift times. After passing through the SRIG called Transfer the ions are mass analyzed by a reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometer, where the ions can traverse in V and W mode leading to enhancement in resolution. In addition, ion-molecule reactions can be studied by using the trap, IM and/or the transfer cell as reaction cells, respectively.

Figure. (A) ESI MS of the isotopically pure clusters, (a) [107Ag25(DMBT)18]− and (b) [109Ag25(DMBT)18]−. (B) Mass spectral distribution of the product obtained by mixing the two isotopic clusters at 1:1 molar ratio. 2. ESI MS of [X∩(CD)n]3− (n = 1 to 6) supramolecular complexes, where X and CD represent Ag29(BDT)12 and β-cyclodextrin. (a) Theoretical and experimental isotopic patterns for [X∩(CD)n]3−. (Adapted and modified from ref 3 as well as from ref 4)

Figure. (A) Schematic representation of the instrumental setup where Au25(SR)18 cluster aggregates are created and (B) subsequently separated by ion mobility mass spectrometry. (C) Each of the peaks obtained from ion mobility is expanded. Peaks at 12.7, 10.8 and 7.8 ms in B correspond to Au25(PET)18, [Au25(PET)18]22-, [Au25(PET)18]33-, respectively, as shown in (i–iii). Representative structures are shown in the insets. (Adapted from ref 5)

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