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Mass spectrometer system including a double ion guide interface and method of operation |
| RE40632 |
Mass spectrometer system including a double ion guide interface and method of operation
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| Patent Drawings: | |
| Inventor: |
Tang, et al. |
| Date Issued: |
February 3, 2009 |
| Application: |
11/073,394 |
| Filed: |
March 4, 2005 |
| Inventors: |
Tang; Keqi (Richland, WA)
Dunyach; Jean-Jacques (San Jose, CA)
Schoen; Alan E. (Saratoga, CA)
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| Assignee: |
Thermo Finnigan LLC. (San Jose, CA) |
| Primary Examiner: |
Vanore; David A. |
| Assistant Examiner: |
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| Attorney Or Agent: |
Wolfeld; Warren S.Haynes, Beffel & Wolfeld LLP |
| U.S. Class: |
250/282; 250/281; 250/288 |
| Field Of Search: |
250/287; 250/288; 250/281; 250/282 |
| International Class: |
B01D 59/44; H01J 49/00 |
| U.S Patent Documents: |
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| Foreign Patent Documents: |
585694; 0023826; 0023826; 0113207; 0813228; 0 898 297; 0373835; 171650; 269985; 98/06481 |
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| Abstract: |
There is described an interface for delivering ions generated in an ion source into a mass analyzer in a chamber under vacuum pressure. In particular, the interface employs two consecutive ion guides operated to dissociate adduct ions formed in the ion source or high pressure regions of the interface between the ion source and the mass analyzer, thus improving the limit of detection or limit of quantitation of the mass analyzer by increasing the analyte ion current.The questions raised in reexamination request no. 90/007,724, filed Sep. 16, 2005 have been considered and the results thereof are reflected in this reissue patent which constitutes the reexamination certificate required by 35 U.S.C. 307 as provided in 37 CFR 1.570(e), for ex parte reexaminations, or the reexamination certificate required by 35 U.S.C. 316 as provided in 37 CFR 1.997(e) for inter partes reexaminations. |
| Claim: |
What is claimed is:
1. A mass spectrometer system including a mass analyzer disposed in a high vacuum chamber for analyzing sample ions formed at atmospheric pressure and directed to theanalyzer through intermediate vacuum chambers in which sample ions and solvent molecules form adduct ions with a reduction of sample ion current including: first and second evacuated chambers directly preceding the mass analyzer chamber with the firstchamber being at a higher pressure than the second chamber, a first multipole ion guide in the first chamber for guiding ions into said second chamber, a second multipole ion guide in the second chamber for guiding ions from the first chamber into thehigh vacuum chamber for mass analysis, and means associated with one or both of said first and second multipole ion guides for increasing the translational kinetic energy of the adduct ions so that at the vacuum pressure of the second interface chamberadduct ions traveling into the chamber are converted into sample ions without fragmentation of sample ions whereby to increase the sample ion current and therefore the sensitivity of the mass spectrometer system.
2. A mass analyzer as in claim 1 including ion lenses preceding each said multipole ion guide and a DC voltage is applied between a selected lens and its associated ion guide to increase the translational kinetic energy of the adduct ionsentering the second interface chamber.
3. A method of mass analyzing sample ions produced at atmospheric pressure and introduced into a mass analyzer disposed in a vacuum chamber, and in which some sample ions and solvent molecules combine to form adduct ions with a reduction ofsample ions comprising the step of dissociating the adduct ions prior to entry into the mass analyzer to form sample ions to increase the sample ion current entering into the mass analyzer.
4. The method of operating a mass spectrometer system including a mass analyzer which analyzes sample ions formed at atmospheric pressure, and in which some sample ions and solvent molecules combine to form adduct ions with a reduction ofsample ions, said system including first and second multipole ion guides disposed in serial first and second evacuated chambers separated by an ion lens for guiding analyte ions into said mass analyzer and an ion lens defining the first evacuated chamberwhich comprises applying a DC offset voltage between a selected one or both lenses and the succeeding multipole ion guide having an amplitude so as to provide translational kinetic energy to said adduct ions to dissociate the adduct ions withoutdissociating sample ions at the pressure of the second chamber to increase the sample ion current and the sensitivity of the mass spectrometer system.
5. A mass spectrometer system as in claim 4 in which the pressure in the first chamber is below 500 mTorr, and in the second chamber is below 1 mTorr, and the offset voltage applied between the interchamber lens and the second multipole ionguide is between .+-.10 volts and .+-.30 volts.
6. A mass spectrometer system as in claim 5 in which the pressure in the first chamber is less than 250 mTorr, and in the second chamber is less than 0.7 mTorr.
7. A mass spectrometer system as in claim 5 in which the pressure in the first chamber is less than 175 mTorr, and in the second chamber is less than 0.5 mTorr.
8. A mass spectrometer as in claim 6 or 7 in which the offset voltage is .+-.10 volts.
9. The method of analyzing ions in a mass analyzer which includes a first chamber maintained at a first pressure and a second chamber maintained at a lower pressure comprising the steps of: forming sample ions at atmospheric pressure with someof the sample ions combining with solvent ions to form adduct ions, guiding said sample ions and adduct ions through at least a first chamber maintained at a first pressure and a second chamber maintained at a lower pressure, adding translational kineticenergy to said adduct ions as they travel through said chambers such that in the second chamber the adduct ions are dissociated without fragmenting the sample ions prior to entering the mass analyzer.
.Iadd.10. A mass spectrometer system, comprising: an ion source for creating sample ions at atmospheric pressure from a sample which is in association with a solvent; a mass analyzer, disposed in a high vacuum mass analyzer chamber, foranalyzing said sample ions; two consecutive multipole ion guides disposed between said ion source and said high vacuum mass analyzer chamber for directing ions from said ion source to said high vacuum mass analyzer chamber, said multipole ion guidesmaintained at a pressure below atmospheric but higher than the pressure of said high vacuum mass analyzer chamber; and at least one of said multipole ion guides having means associated therewith for defining the translational kinetic energy of ionsdirected therethrough, and wherein said translational kinetic energy is chosen so that solvent adduct species formed in high pressure regions of the system are converted within said multipole ion guides to sample ions by collision-induced dissociationwithout fragmentation of sample ions before entering said high vacuum mass analyzer chamber..Iaddend.
.Iadd.11. The mass spectrometer system of claim 10 wherein said means is for increasing said translational kinetic energy..Iaddend.
.Iadd.12. The mass spectrometer system of claim 10 wherein said two consecutive multipole ion guides are contained, respectively, in two consecutive evacuated chambers..Iaddend.
.Iadd.13. The mass spectrometer system of claim 12 wherein the first evacuated chamber containing the first of said multipole ion guides is at a pressure greater than the pressure in the second evacuated chamber containing the second of saidmultipole ion guides..Iaddend.
.Iadd.14. The mass spectrometer system of claim 10 wherein said mass analyzer is a tandem mass analyzer..Iaddend.
.Iadd.15. The mass spectrometer system of claim 10 wherein said mass analyzer is a quadrupole ion trap mass analyzer..Iaddend.
.Iadd.16. A mass spectrometer system including a mass analyzer disposed in a high vacuum chamber for analyzing sample ions formed at atmospheric pressure and directed to the analyzer through intermediate vacuum chambers in which sample ions andsolvent molecules form adduct ions with a reduction of sample ion current including: first and second evacuated chambers directly preceding the mass analyzer chamber with the first chamber being at a higher pressure than the second chamber, a firstmultipole ion guide in the first chamber for guiding ions into said second chamber, a second multipole ion guide in the second chamber for guiding ions from the first chamber into the high vacuum chamber for mass analysis, and means associated with oneor both of said first and second multipole ion guides for defining the translational kinetic energy of the adduct ions so that at the vacuum pressure of the second interface chamber adduct ions traveling into the chamber are converted into sample ionswithout fragmentation of the sample ions whereby to increase the sample ion current and therefore the sensitivity of the mass spectrometer system..Iaddend.
.Iadd.17. A mass spectrometer system including a mass analyzer disposed in a high vacuum chamber for analyzing sample ions formed at atmospheric pressure and directed to the analyzer through one or more intermediate vacuum chambers in whichsample ions and solvent molecules form adduct ions with a reduction of sample ion current including: first and second multipole ion guides disposed consecutively in said one or more intermediate vacuum chambers, with said first multipole ion guidemaintained at a higher pressure than said second multipole ion guide, for directing ions into the high vacuum chamber for mass analysis, and means associated with one or both of said first and second multipole ion guides for defining the translationalkinetic energy of the adduct ions directed therethrough so that at the pressure of said one or both ion guides adduct ions traveling therethrough are converted into sample ions without fragmentation of the sample ions whereby to increase the sample ioncurrent and therefore the sensitivity of the mass spectrometer system..Iaddend.
.Iadd.18. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 17 wherein said means is for increasing said translational kinetic energy..Iaddend.
.Iadd.19. A mass spectrometer system, including: A. an ion source for creating ions from a sample which is in association with a solvent; B. a first chamber, a second chamber, and a tandem mass analyzer, the first chamber being disposedbetween the ion source and the second chamber, the second chamber being disposed between the first chamber and the tandem mass analyzer, the first chamber being evacuated to a first pressure, the second chamber being evacuated to a second pressure; C. afirst multipole ion guide disposed in the first chamber for guiding ions received in the first chamber towards the second chamber; D. a second multipole ion guide disposed in the second chamber for guiding ions received in the second chamber towards thetandem mass analyzer, at least some of the ions in the second chamber being a solvent adduct species; E. a lens disposed between the first and second multipole ion guides, a voltage difference between the lens and the second multipole ion guide defininga kinetic energy of ions in the second chamber, the kinetic energy being sufficient to dissociate the sample from the solvent in the solvent adduct species without causing fragmentation of the sample ions..Iaddend.
.Iadd.20. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 19 wherein the kinetic energy is sufficient to dissociate the sample from the solvent in the solvent adduct species in a majority of the solvent adduct species..Iaddend.
.Iadd.21. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 20 wherein the solvent adduct species includes one sample ion and one solvent molecule..Iaddend.
.Iadd.22. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 20 wherein the solvent adduct species includes one sample ion and one solvent ion..Iaddend.
.Iadd.23. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 20 wherein the ion source is an electrospray ion source..Iaddend.
.Iadd.24. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 23 wherein the ion source is an atmospheric pressure electrospray ion source..Iaddend.
.Iadd.25. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 20 wherein the ion source is an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source..Iaddend.
.Iadd.26. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 20, the tandem mass analyzer including a Q1 stage, a Q2 stage, a Q3 stage, and a detector, the Q1 stage including a first multipole rod structure, the Q2 stage including a second multipolerod structure, and the Q3 stage including a third multipole rod structure..Iaddend.
.Iadd.27. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 20, the first pressure being higher than the second pressure..Iaddend.
.Iadd.28. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 20, the first ion guide being a quadrupole ion guide..Iaddend.
.Iadd.29. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 20, the second ion guide being a quadrupole ion guide..Iaddend.
.Iadd.30. A mass spectrometer system, including: A. an ion source for creating ions from a sample which is in association with a solvent; B. a first chamber, a second chamber, and a tandem mass analyzer, the first chamber being disposedbetween the ion source and the second chamber, the second chamber being disposed between the first chamber and the tandem mass analyzer, the first chamber being evacuated to a first pressure, the second chamber being evacuated to a second pressure; C. afirst multipole ion guide disposed in the first chamber for guiding ions received in the first chamber towards the second chamber; D. a second multipole ion guide disposed in the second chamber for guiding ions received in the second chamber towards thetandem mass analyzer, at least some of the ions in the second chamber being a solvent adduct species; E. a first lens disposed between the first and second multipole ion guides, and a second lens disposed between the ion source and the first multipoleion guide, a voltage difference between the first or second lenses and the second multipole ion guide defining a kinetic energy of ions in the second chamber, the kinetic energy being sufficient to dissociate the sample from the solvent in the solventadduct species without causing fragmentation of the sample ions..Iaddend.
.Iadd.31. A mass spectrometer system, including: A. an ion source for creating ions from a sample which is in association with a solvent; B. a first chamber, a second chamber, and a tandem mass analyzer, the first chamber being disposedbetween the ion source and the second chamber, the second chamber being disposed between the first chamber and the tandem mass analyzer, the first chamber being evacuated to a first pressure, the second chamber being evacuated to a second pressure; C. afirst multipole ion guide disposed in the first chamber for guiding ions received in the first chamber towards the second chamber; D. a second multiple ion guide disposed in the second chamber for guiding ions received in the second chamber towards thetandem mass analyzer, at least some of the ions in the second chamber being a solvent adduct species; E. a lens disposed between the first and second multipole ion guides, a voltage difference between the lens and the second multipole ion guideincreasing a kinetic energy of ions in the second chamber, the kinetic energy being sufficient to dissociate the sample from the solvent in the solvent adduct species without causing fragmentation of the sample ions..Iaddend.
.Iadd.32. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 31 wherein the kinetic energy is sufficient to dissociate the sample from the solvent in the solvent adduct species in a majority of the solvent adduct species..Iaddend.
.Iadd.33. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 32 wherein the solvent adduct species includes one sample ion and one solvent molecule..Iaddend.
.Iadd.34. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 32 wherein the solvent adduct species includes one sample ion and one solvent ion..Iaddend.
.Iadd.35. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 32 wherein the ion source is an electrospray ion source..Iaddend.
.Iadd.36. A mass spectrometer according to claim 35 wherein the ion source is an atmospheric pressure electrospray ion source..Iaddend.
.Iadd.37. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 32 wherein the ion source is an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source..Iaddend.
.Iadd.38. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 32, the tandem mass analyzer including a Q1 stage, a Q2 stage, a Q3 stage, and a detector, the Q1 stage including a first multipole rod structure, the Q2 stage including a second multipolerod structure, and the Q3 stage including a third multipole rod structure..Iaddend.
.Iadd.39. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 32, the first pressure being higher than the second pressure..Iaddend.
.Iadd.40. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 32, the first ion guide being a quadrupole ion guide..Iaddend.
.Iadd.41. A mass spectrometer system according to claim 32, the second ion guide being a quadrupole ion guide..Iaddend.
.Iadd.42. A mass spectrometer system, including: A. an ion source for creating ions from a sample which is in association with a solvent; B. a first chamber, a second chamber, and a tandem mass analyzer, the first chamber being disposedbetween the ion source and the second chamber, the second chamber being disposed between the first chamber and the tandem mass analyzer, the first chamber being evacuated to a first pressure, the second chamber being evacuated to a second pressure; C. afirst multipole ion guide disposed in the first chamber for guiding ions received in the first chamber towards the second chamber; D. a second multipole ion guide disposed in the second chamber for guiding ions received in the second chamber towards thetandem mass analyzer, at least some of the ions in the second chamber being a solvent adduct species; E. a first lens disposed between the first and second multipole ion guides, and a second lens disposed between the ion source and the first multipoleion guide, a voltage difference between the first or second lenses and the second multipole ion guide increasing a kinetic energy of ions in the second chamber, the kinetic energy being sufficient to dissociate the sample from the solvent in the solventadduct species without causing fragmentation of the sample ions..Iaddend. |
| Description: |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to mass spectrometry, and more particularly to mass spectrometers employing atmospheric pressure ion sources such as electrospray or atmospheric pressure chemical ionization. More particularly, the inventionrelates to the use of two consecutive ion guides between the ion source and the mass analyzer to dissociate adduct ions, thus increasing the ion current for the analytically useful molecular species.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Generally, the interface between the atmospheric pressure ion source and the mass analyzer includes a capillary tube or other restrictive aperture which determines ion and gas throughput between the atmospheric pressure ionization region and alower pressure region. The ions are drawn through the capillary or other restrictive aperture and directed to a downstream conical skimmer with a small aperture through which the sample ions flow. A tube lens or other electrostatic or electrodynamicfocusing element may be associated with the capillary to force ions to the center of the jet stream leaving the capillary to thereby increase the ion transmission through the aperture of the skimmer. Reference is made to U.S. Pat. No. 5,157,260 whichdescribes the operation of an atmospheric pressure ionization source, capillary lens and conical skimmer. One or more vacuum stages are interposed between the skimmer and the mass analyzer which is operated at vacuum pressures in the free molecular flowregion.
The prior art interface vacuum stages have included ion guides to transfer the ions through the stages of decreasing pressure into the mass analyzer. In many prior art systems, the ions are guided by electrostatic lenses. In other systems, theions are guided by electrodynamic multipole ion guides.
The use of an r.f.-only octopole ion guide for focusing and guiding ion beams has been described by Teloy and Gerlich (Chem. Phys., Vol. 4, p. 417, 1974) and Jarrold et. al. (Mol. Phys., Vol. 39, p. 787, 1980).
The dissociation of mass-selected ions in an r.f.-only quadrupole by collision with a target gas at low translational energies (E.sub.lab<about 100 eV) has been described by R. A. Yost and C. G. Enke et. al. (Anal. Chem., Vol. 51, p. 1251a,1979), and Dawson et. al. (Int. J. Mass Spec. Ion Proc., Vol. 42, p. 195, 1982).
McIver et. al. described the use of an r.f.-only quadrupole ion guide for guiding a beam of mass-selected ions into a Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass analyzer (Int. J. Mass Spec. Ion Proc., Vol. 64, p. 67, 1985).
Szabo described the theory of operation for multipole ion guides with various electrode structures (Int. J. Mass Spec. Ion Proc., Vol. 73, pp. 197-312, 1986).
Efficient transport of ions through vacuum chambers by multipole ion guides has been described by Smith et. al. (Anal. Chem., Vol. 60, pp. 436-441, 1988).
Beu et. al. described the use of three quadrupole ion guides to transport ions from an atmospheric pressure ionization source through three vacuum pumping stages into a Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass analyzer (J. Am. Soc. MassSpec., Vol. 4, pp. 557-565, 1993).
U.S. Pat. No. 4,963,736 describes the use of a multipole ion guide in the first pumping stage of a two-stage system. Operation of the multipole ion guide in certain length-times-pressure regimes is claimed for the purposes of enhancing ionsignal.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,179,278 and 5,811,800 describe the temporary storage of ions in an r.f. multipole rod system for subsequent analysis in an rs.f. quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer. This is done for the purpose of matching the timescales of compounds eluting from chromatographic or electrophoretic separation devices to the time scale of mass spectrometric analyses performed by an r.f. quadrupole ion trap.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,432,343 describes an ion focusing lensing system for interfacing an atmospheric pressure ionization source to a mass spectrometer. It describes the use of an electrostatic lens in a transition flow pressure region of theinterface, claiming benefit of independent adjustment of operating voltages controlling the collisionally induced dissociation and declustering processes. Enhancement of ion beam transmission into the mass analyzer is also claimed.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,652,427 describes in one embodiment a system in which a multipole ion guide extends between two vacuum stages and in another embodiment a system which includes a multipole in each of two adjacent stages. Improved performanceand lower cost are claimed.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,852,294 describes the construction of a miniature multipole ion guide assembly.
A goal to be achieved in all single or multiple interface vacuum chambers is to transport as many protonated molecular cations or molecular anions as possible from the atmospheric pressure ionization source to the mass analyzer. However, manysolvent adduct ions which are formed in the high pressure region travel through the interface vacuum chambers into the analyzer. The process of solvent adduction in the mass spectrometer system is generally considered to be a non-covalent associationbetween sample ions of interest and neutral solvent molecules. Thus, in the case of introduction of an analyte into an electrospray or atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source, the ion current produced from that analyte may be divided between theprotonated molecular cation or molecular anion and one or more solvent adduct species. Specific detection is usually accomplished by monitoring the ion signal, or derivative of that signal, for one specific mass. In the case where solvent adducts areformed, the limit of detection or limit of quantitation for the analyte is reduced.
Experimental evidence indicates that these adduct ions are predominantly formed in the high pressure regions of the system ranging from the API source region through the interface vacuum regions. The degree of adduction varies directly with thepressures in these regions. The formation of adduct ions significantly reduces the abundance of sample analyte ions. Furthermore, the adduct ions which enter into the mass analyzer complicates the mass spectrum and make the identification of mass peaksmore difficult.
OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mass spectrometer system employing an ion source with multiple ion guides configured and operated to convert adduct ions into sample ions and a method of operating multiple ion guides toconvert adduct ions into sample ions to thereby increase the analyte ions current and sensitivity of the mass spectrometer system.
In accordance with the invention, there is provided a mass spectrometer including a mass analyzer disposed in a high vacuum chamber for analyzing ions formed in an ionization source which includes first and second evacuated interface chambersimmediately preceding the mass analyzer chamber, with the first interface chamber being at a higher pressure than the second interface chamber, and including a first ion guide for guiding ions from the ion source into said second interface chamber whichincludes a second multipole ion guide for guiding the ions from the first interface chamber into the high vacuum analyzer chamber for analysis. Both r.f. and DC potentials are applied to the said first and second ion guides to ensure ion focusing andtransmission through related vacuum chamber. A first ion lens is disposed at the input of the first interface chamber for directing ions into the first multipole ion guide, an interchamber ion lens is disposed between the first and second interfacechambers for directing ions into said second multipole ion guide, and an ion lens or a lens stack is disposed between the second interface chamber and the analyzer chamber for directing ions into said analyzer for analysis. These ion lenses also serveas gas conductance restrictors between said interface chambers.
A DC voltage source is connected to provide a potential difference between the first lens and the first multipole ion guide or between interchamber lens and the second multipole ion guide or both which defines the ion's translational kineticenergy as it enters the second multipole ion guide. The ion's translational kinetic energy is chosen such that at the vacuum pressure of the second interface chamber adduct ions are converted into sample ions by collision induced dissociation withoutfragmentation of sample ions whereby the sample ion current entering the analyzer is increased, thereby increasing the sensitivity of the mass spectrometer system.
There is provided a method of mass analyzing ions produced in an atmospheric pressure ionization source in which adduct ions formed in the mass spectrometer system are dissociated prior to analysis to increase the analyte ion current to the massanalyzer and the sensitivity of the mass spectrometer system.
There is provided a method of operating a mass spectrometer system in which an analyzer in a vacuum chamber analyzes ions formed in an atmospheric pressure ionization source. The system includes first and second multipole ion guides disposed inserial first and second evacuated chambers immediately preceding the analyzer. The method comprises applying a DC voltage between the ion lens preceding either the first or the second multipole ion guide to provide translational kinetic energy to theadduct ions sufficient to dissociate any adduct ions at the pressure of the second chamber without fragmenting the sample ions whereby to increase the sample ion current directed into the analyzer and the sensitivity of the mass spectrometer system.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The foregoing and other objects of the invention will be more clearly understood from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a mass spectrometer system including an atmospheric pressure ion source coupled to a tandem mass analyzer through evacuated interface chambers with multipole ion guides.
FIGS. 2A and 2B show the mass spectra for an injection of Alprazolam in a liquid stream flowing at 400 microliters per minute (.mu.l/min) with -5 V DC offset and -5 V DC offset applied to the second ion guide.
FIGS. 3A and 3B show the mass spectra for an injection of Alprazolam in a liquid stream flowing at 1 milliliter per minute (ml/min) with -5 V DC offset and -15 V DC offset applied to the second ion guide.
FIGS. 4A and 4B show the mass spectra for an injection of codeine-d3 in a liquid stream flowing at 400 .mu.l/min with -5 V DC offset and -15 V DC offset applied to the second ion guide.
FIGS. 5A and 5B show the mass spectra for an injection of codeine-d3 in liquid stream flowing at 1 ml/min with -5 V DC offset and -15 V DC offset applied to the second ion guide.
FIGS. 6A and 6B show the mass spectra for in injection of acetaminophen in a liquid stream flowing at 400 .mu.l/min flow with -5 V DC offset and -15 V DC offset applied to the second ion guide.
FIGS. 7A and 7B show the mass spectra for an injection of Ibuprofen in a liquid stream flowing at 400 .mu.l/min with +5 V DC offset and +15 V DC offset applied to the second ion guide.
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a mass spectrometer system as in FIG. 1 with a single quadrupole mass analyzer rather than a tandem mass analyzer or other suitable mass analyzer.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to FIG. 1, an atmospheric pressure ion source in chamber 11 is interfaced to a tandem mass analyzer 12 via three vacuum pumping stages. The first stage 13 which has the highest pressure is evacuated by an oil-filled rotary vane vacuumpump 14. Other types of vacuum pumps may also be used for this stage, such as a diaphragm pump or scroll pump. A typical pressure for first stage 13 is between 1 and 2 Torr. The second and third stages 15 and 17 are separated by a lens 18 with anorifice 19, which in one example was 1.5 mm in diameter, and can be evacuated by a hybrid or compound turbomolecular pump 21 which includes both turbomolecular and molecular drag pumping stages, and may have multiple inlets into each of these pumpingstages, or by individual vacuum pumps (not shown). As will be explained in accordance with the present invention, the pressure in chamber 16 is below 500 mTorr, preferably below 250 mTorr, and more preferably below 175 mTorr; and the pressure in chamber17 is below 1 mTorr, preferably below 0.7 mTorr, and more preferably below 0.5 mTorr. The pressure in the tandem mass analyzer chamber is approximately 1.times.10.sup.-5 Torr or below.
The atmospheric pressure ion source may be an electrospray ion source or atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source. With either ion source, sample liquid is introduced into the chamber 11, which is at a atmospheric pressure, and ionized. The ions are drawn through a capillary 22, which may be heated, into chamber 13. The end of the capillary is opposite a conical skimmer 24 which includes a central orifice or aperture 26. The skimmer separates the low pressure stage 13 from the lowerpressure stage 16. A portion of the ion and gas flow is skimmed from the free jet expansion leaving the capillary and enters the second lower pressure stage. The ions which travel through the skimmer are guided into the mass analyzer by first andsecond multipole ion guides 27 and 28. In one example, the ion guides are square quadrupoles. The guide 27 is 1.25 inches long and the guide 28 is 3.37 inches with the rods separated by 0.118 inches (3 mm). The ion guides are mounted coaxially usingpolycarbonate holders (not shown). The quadrupole ion guides are operated by applying AC voltages 31 and 32 to the poles which guide ions as is well known. Ions which enter the second and third stages drift under the influence of DC voltage 33 appliedbetween the skimmer lens 24 and lens 18, by DC voltage 34 applied between the lens 18 and the lens 36, and by DC offset voltages applied to ion guides 27 and 28.
As discussed above, solvent adduct ions are formed in the high pressure regions ranging from the atmospheric pressure region to the quadrupole ion guide stages or regions. The degree of adduction is believed to vary directly with the pressure inthese regions. The formation of adduct ions can significantly reduce the abundance of sample analyte ions which reach the analyzer. Consequently, effective conversion of the adduct ions into protonated molecular cations or molecular anions ions cangreatly enhance the sample ion current and the sensitivity of the mass spectrometer system.
We have discovered that the solvent adduct ions can be dissociated and converted into sample ions in the second ion guide 28 by applying a small DC offset voltage between the ion guide 28 and the lens 18 to increase the energy of the solventadduct ions. An additional 10 volts DC offset applied to the second ion guide (usually used with a standard 5 V DC offset) is sufficient to convert the solvent adducts into the protonated molecular cation or molecular anion for all compounds tested. Inaddition, this offset voltage is insufficient to cause fragmentation of the analyte ions at the pressure of the second stage.
Both pumping efficiency and solvent adduction were evaluated. The pumping requirement and vacuum condition on the double ion guide system were compared to a standard TSQ 7000 system sold by ThermoQuest Corporation under the same gas loadconditions. Several different compounds including a) acetaminophen; b) Alprazolam; c) codeine-d3; d) ibuprofen were used to investigate the degree of solvent adduction, conversion to protonated molecular cation or molecular anion, and fragmentation ofthe protonated molecular cation or molecular anion. The solvent used in the experiment was 50:50 acetonitrile:water+5mM ammonium acetate adjusted to a pH of 4.5. Table 1 lists the main experimental conditions, compound, molecular weight and type ofsolvent adduction investigated.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Sample Molecular Solvent Ion LC Flow Injected Compound Weight Adduct Polarity (.mu./min) (ng) Acetaminophen 151 Acetonitrile Positive 400 500 Alprazolam 308 Acetonitrile Positive 400-1000 1.6 Codeine-d3 302 AcetonitrilePositive 400-1000 50 Ibuprofen 206 Acetate Nega- 200 50 tive
FIGS. 2-7 show the comparative mass spectra for the four different compounds used in the evaluation under standard (.+-.5 V DC) offset and an incremental 10 V DC (.+-.15 V DC total) offset conditions between the interstage ion lens 18 and thesecond multipole ion guide 28 indicating that the signal intensity and peak area for the protonated molecular cations or molecular anions can be significantly enhanced by the application of the increased DC offset on the second multipole ion guide 28.
FIG. 2A shows the mass scan for Alprazolam at 400 .mu.l/min liquid chromatograph flow with the standard -5 volt offset, and FIG. 2B shows Alprazolam with an incremental 10 volts of offset at the same flow rate. The increased sample ion signalproduced by the incremental offset voltage is apparent.
FIGS. 3A and 3B show the mass spectra for Alprazolam at 1 ml/min flow. Again the increased sample ion current is apparent. FIGS. 4A and 4B show the mass spectra for codeine-d3 at 400 .mu.l/min flow with the standard and increased offsetvoltages. The increased sample ion signal at m/z 302 is apparent. The same mass spectra are shown for 1 ml/min codeine-d3 in FIGS. 5A and 5B. FIGS. 6A and 6B show a comparison of the mass spectra for Acetaminophen at 400 .mu.l/min flow with thestandard and increased offset voltages. Again, the vast improvement in sensitivity is apparent. FIGS. 7A and 7B show the mass spectra for ibuprofen flowing at 400 .mu.l/min flow with the standard and increased offset voltages. The improved signal atm/z 205 should be noted.
The DC offset required for high efficiency solvent adduct ion conversion at different vacuum conditions in both first chamber and second chamber was also investigated. The following tables summarize one set of tests in which the ratio of theacetonitrile adduct to the protonated molecular cation of codeine-d3 was investigated at different pressures and different DC offset voltages on the second ion guide.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 DC offset on second ion guide (volts) -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 First ion guide pressure (mTorr) 609 563 502 224 167 Second ion guide pressure (mTorr) 1.6 1.2 1 0.7 0.5 Ratio of acetonitrile adduct ion to 704% 926% 288% 354% 248%protonated molecular ion DC offset on second ion guide (volts) -15 -15 -15 -15 -15 First ion guide pressure (mTorr) 609 563 502 224 167 Second ion guide pressure (mTorr) 1.6 1.2 1 0.7 0.5 Ratio of acetonitrile adduct ion to 445% 407% 82% 38% 17%protonated molecular ion DC offset on second ion guide (volts) -35 -35 -35 -35 -35 First ion guide pressure (mTorr) 609 563 502 224 167 Second ion guide pressure (mTorr) 1.6 1.2 1 0.7 0.5 Ratio of acetonitrile adduct ion to 300% 248% 40% 7% 3% protonatedmolecular ion
The bold data in Table 2 indicates the range of pressure and offset voltages at which the most efficient conversion of solvent adduct to protonated molecular cation is achieved. According to these results, the operating pressure for the ionguides should be:
First Ion Guide: below 500 mTorr
Second Ion Guide: below 1 mTorr and above 0.1 mTorr
Although the offset voltage which provides the translational kinetic energy to the adduct ions has been described as applied between the interstage lens and the second multipole guide, it is apparent that the translational kinetic energy can beprovided by applying the DC offset voltage between the skimmer lens and the first multipole stage or by applying voltages simultaneously between each lens and its respective multipole ion guide. The operating pressure will be the same as above.
The DC offset voltage range for efficient solvent adduction conversion should be .+-.10 to .+-.30 Volts, although .+-.10 V is preferable.
The preferred pressure range is less than 250 mTorr for the first stage and 0.7 mTorr for the second stage, and the most preferred pressure range is less than 175 mTorr for the first stage, and 0.5 mTorr for the second stage.
The present invention can be used for other types of mass analyzers such as quadrupole mass analyzers of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,540,884 and U.S. Pat. No. RE 34,000. FIG. 8 shows the interface stages and ion guides associatedwith a quadrupole mass analyzer 41 disposed in the vacuum chamber 12. Like members have been applied to the parts which correspond to those in FIG. 1. It is apparent that the invention is applicable to other types of mass analyzers such as quadrupoleion trap, ion cyclotron resonance (i.e., magnetic ion trap), time-of-flight, magnetic sector, and double-focusing magnetic/electric sector, monopole, etc.
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