title: Separation of Isobaric Compounds Using a Spiral Orbit Type Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, MALDI-SpiralTOF.
abstract: The development of a MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer that utilizes spiral ion trajectory, SpiralTOF, is reported. The total flight path length was 17 m, which is five times longer than that in commonly used reflectron ion optical system. The SpiralTOF reduced the dependence of the mass resolving power on the mass of the analyte, while improving the accuracy of the mass measurements. Furthermore, SpiralTOF has two advantages that can be exploited for the separation of minor abundant isobaric components in mass spectra. One is the reduction in chemical background due to the post source decay (PSD), which is achieved through PSD ion elimination by electrostatic sectors contained within the SpiralTOF. The other is that the stabilities of peak positions are improved during mass spectrum accumulation. The peak drift caused by the fine structure of matrix crystals and the small irregularities on the sample surface can be reduced by extending the flight path. In this study, these advantages are demonstrated via the analysis of a block copolymer and mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) of lipids.
authors.affiliation: JEOL Ltd.
authors.forename: Takaya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.affiliation: JEOL Ltd.
authors.forename: Ayumi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.affiliation: Medical Beam Physics Lab., School of Engineering, Osaka University.
authors.forename: Hisanao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hazama
authors.affiliation: Medical Beam Physics Lab., School of Engineering, Osaka University.
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Awazu
authors.affiliation: Project Research Center for Fundamental Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University.
authors.forename: Michisato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toyoda
keywords: co-polymer analysis; mass spectrometry imaging; matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization; spiral ion trajectory; time-of-flight mass spectrometer
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