Valet Parking for Protein Ion Charge State Concentration: Ion/Molecule Reactions in Linear Ion Traps

Linear ion traps in mass spectrometry.

Linear ion traps are finding new applications in many areas of mass spectrometry. In a linear ion trap, ions are confined radially by a two-dimensional (2D) radio frequency (RF) field, and axially by stopping potentials applied to end electrodes. This review focuses on linear ion trap instrumentation. Potentials and ion motion in linear multipole fields and methods of ion trapping, cooling, exc...

Parallel ion strings in linear multipole traps

Laser Ablation Ion Source for Highly Charge-state Ion Beams*

The KEK Laser ablation ion source (KEK-LAIS) is under development in order to generate highly ionized metal and fully ionized carbon for future applications. Laser ablation experiments have been carried out by using NdYAG laser (0.75 J/pulse, 20 ns) at the KEK test bench. Basic parameters such as a charge-state spectrum and momentum spectrum of the plasma and extracted ion beam current have bee...

Microwave Ion Source for Low Charge State Ion Production

The Plasma and Ion Source Technology Group at LBNL have developed a microwave ion source. The source consists of a stainless-steel plasma chamber, a permanent-magnet dipole structure and a coaxial microwave feed. Measurements were carried out to characterize the plasma and the ion beam produced in the ion source. These measurements included current density, charge state distribution, gas effici...

Charge State Boosters for Radioactive Ion Acceleration

For the post acceleration of radioactive ions produced at ISOL facilities the increase of the charge state is essential to fulfill the A/q requirements of the accelerators. Many of those existing or proposed facilities are relying on the performance of charge state boosters of EBIS or ECRIS type. Although, in principle both types of sources can be used in pulsed or continuous mode operation an ...