Apparatus and method of determining molecular weight of large molecules
- Montrose, CA
- Danville, CA
- Livermore, CA
- Fremont, CA
A mass spectrometer determines the mass of multiply charged high molecular weight molecules. This spectrometer utilizes an ion detector which is capable of simultaneously measuring the charge z and transit time of a single ion as it passes through the detector. From this transit time, the velocity of the single ion may then be derived, thus providing the mass-to-charge ratio m/z for a single ion which has been accelerated through a known potential. Given z and m/z, the mass m of the single ion can then be calculated. Electrospray ions with masses in excess of 1 MDa and charge numbers greater than 425 e.sup.- are readily detected. The on-axis single ion detection configuration enables a duty cycle of nearly 100% and extends the practical application of electrospray mass spectrometry to the analysis of very large molecules with relatively inexpensive instrumentation.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Assignee:
- Regents, University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5770857
- OSTI ID:
- 871650
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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