Abstract
A new miniature coaxial ion trap mass analyzer with a rectilinear ion guide has been constructed using a combination of planar and cylindrical electrodes. The results reported here focus on characterizing the performance of the rectilinear ion guide and simplified toroidal ion trap components. The simplified toroidal ion trap was found to have an ion capacity in excess of 105 ions and mass spectral resolution of 0.5–0.6 when used as a mass analyzer. The ion storage efficiency within the toroidal trapping region was evaluated and found the stored ion population decreased exponentially with storage time. Ion losses depended slightly on the stored βz condition. Ion losses within the toroidal region are attributed primarily to field instabilities at the intersection point of the two components while charge exchange reactions were observed but considered a minor loss mechanism. The ability to mass selectively ejection ions of a specific mass from the toroidal trapping region was characterized and found to approach 100 % efficiency under appropriate ejection conditions.
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