Data Collection and Processing Instrumentation for Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry and Ion Mobility Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

Abstract

Data processing characteristics can significantly affect reliability of obtained results. Here we discuss two recently developed data collection instruments based on analog-to-digital converters. The first instrument is based on three 500MHz 12 bit ADC and used for extended dynamic range measurements. Based on 667MHz 8 bit ADC the second one allows fast 3D data acquisition. The instruments were used for time-of-flight mass spectrometry and ion mobility TOF mass spectrometry fast data acquisition and processing.