IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials
Online ISSN : 1347-5533
Print ISSN : 0385-4205
ISSN-L : 0385-4205
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Design and analysis of a mass spectrometer with superimposed magnetic and rotating electric fields
Akira MuraiNorio TaharaTeruyuki Yabunouchi
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2002 Volume 122 Issue 3 Pages 250-260

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We planned to develop a small and inexpensive measurement device with which one could determine a molecular concentration. The analysis process operates by superimposing a magnetic field with a rotating electric field. When the strength and the frequency of the rotating electric field and the mass and the speed of the ion are decided, the rotating radius of the ion is fixed. We used a computer simulation to estimate ion movement in the electric field. It is possible to calculate the rotational movement of the ion in the rotating electric field, and then calculate the circular movement in the superimposed state in the rotating electric field and the magnetic field. Here, resolution ability is decided by the size of the analysis machine. The definition of resolution is the amount of separation divided by the distance of the attainment point. The fluctuation of resolution improves gradually at first, and then raises up even to over 20 times. We think that the theory of the ion movement in the rotating electric field and the magnetic field could make a small and inexpensive analysis machine.
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© 2002 by the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
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