With the intention to determine the atomic masses in the accuracy up to the order of magnitude of 10
-9, in 1967 we were planning to construct a new large tandem type mass spectroscope. The machine consists of two sets of first order double focusing mass analyzer. The first stage of the machine has a cylindrical electric field and a uniform magnetic field. The radii and the angles of these fields are 310 cm, 73.8° and 260 cm, 106.2° respectively. In the second stage, a uniform magnetic field is followed by a cylindrical electric one and the radius and the angle of the former field are 110 cm, 100° and those of the latter 310 cm, 80°. The two sets of analyzers are connected in inverse S-shape and an intermediate double focus-point is located between them. The total ion path length is about 37 m. The calculated mass dispersion for 1% mass difference is about 35 cm and the resolution is calculated to be about 9.2×10
6 with 1μ m main slit width. Till late spring of 1969, the machining work of the main parts of the machine was finished. Then the preliminary setting work was begun and in the middle of 1972 we succeeded in catching the first ion beam at the final focus-point. The mass dispersion at that time could be estimated to be nearly the expected value. However, the aspect of ion beam convergency was extremely far from the expected one. After several trials for focus adjustment of the machine as a whole, it was found that such work was seriously difficult in the preliminary stage of the adjustment. So, since 1973, we had been earring out the focus adjustment by using on the first stage analyzer at the intermediate focus-point. After rather long investigations, it was found that the focusing properties depended critically on the location of ion beam in the magnetic field. Recently the focus adjustment work was finished and in the best condition the resolution of 800, 000 or somewhat better could be attained. Following to the above focus adjustment work, the doublet mass difference measurements were begun by the digital peak matching method at mass 28 and 36. And some atomic masses were calculated from the doublet mass differences. The results obtained are as follows: 7, 825.050±35 μu, D=14, 101. 912±67μu, N=3, 074.075±115μu and O=-5, 085.281±307 μu.
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