time-of-flight mass spectrometry News
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New paper in Analytical Chemistry: Select-eV unravels the composition of complex motor oils
Researchers at Birmingham University have used Markes’ BenchTOF-Select time-of-flight mass spectrometer in combination with two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) to improve the separation and identification of hydrocarbons in motor oil. The paper, entitled ‘Using variable ionisation energy time-of-flight mass spectrometry with comprehensive GC×GC to identify isomeric ...
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19th IMSC 2012 – International Mass Spectrometry Conference in Kyoto, Japan
Visit our booth No. 9 this week and poster presentations on Tuesday 18 September! Every three years, the International Mass Spectrometry Conference (IMSC) attracts many scientists from all over the planet. This year the IMSC in its 19th edition takes place in Kyoto, Japan, the first time ever out of Europe which is an excellent opportunity to visit Japan with all its beauty and not less than 17 ...
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60th ASMS conference on mass spectrometry and allied topics
If you are visiting this year’s ASMS annual meeting in Vancouver, you will be able to learn about pioneering developments we kept ourselves busy with, the last couple of months. If you, like myself, don’t have the chance to attend the conference this year, I am sure you are having the same feeling – we are missing a great event in a wonderful city. The only relief I can offer ...
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IONICON innovations showcased at the 65th annual ASMS meeting 2017
Real-time analysis of aerosols with CHARON PTR-TOFMS and modular X2 technologies for PTR-TOF performance enhancement At the beginning of June it’ll be time to gather for the 65th annual ASMS conference on mass spectrometry and allied topics. IONICON R&D scientists will be there to present our most recent innovations and allow sneak-peeks on upcoming products. Among the most important ...
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Livermore Instruments Announces Management Team
Livermore Instruments Inc. (LII) announces the recruitment of its CEO, Dr. David P. Fergenson, and its Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. Richard E. Twogood. Dr. Fergenson received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside under the tutelage of Dr. Kimberly A. Prather where he was one of the original researchers into Aerosol Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (ATOFMS). He ...
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Livermore Instruments Announces its Formation
Livermore Instruments Inc. (LII) announces its foundation in order to commercialize real-time aerosol technology developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California, Riverside. The technology, referred to alternatively as as Single Particle Aerosol Mass Spectrometry (SPAMS) and Aerosol Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (ATOFMS) was developed over a matter fifteen ...
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Ultra-sensitive and fast detection of BVOC emissions with IONICON PTR-TOF
Detection of Plant Volatiles after Leaf Wounding and Darkening by Proton Transfer Reaction ‘‘Time-of-Flight’’Mass Spectrometry (PTR-TOF) A new study published yesterday, where IONICON PTR-TOFMS was used to detect biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) induced by leaf wounding and darkening, shows the huge potential of PTR-MS for monitoring and quantification of fast ...
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PTR-TOF technology contributes to CLOUD experiment at CERN
The PTR-TOF-MS technology, developed in Innsbruck, Austria and successfully commercialized by IONICON, is part of the large-scale experiment “CLOUD” at CERN in Switzerland. IONICON CEO Lukas Märk reports that highly sensitive “PTR-TOF-MS” (Proton-Transfer-Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry) instruments contributed to a better understanding of new particle ...
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Combination of orthogonal TOF-SIMS with FIB-SEM by TESCAN captured interest of scientists in Korea
Institute of Photonics and Electronics (ÚFE) in collaboration with scientists from TESCAN presented at 19th International Conference on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS-19) in Korean Jeju scientific poster concerning Imaging of Dopant Distribution in Optical Fibers with an Orthogonal TOF-SIMS. Korean Jeju hosted acknowledged experts in TOF-SIMS at the end of September 2013. During ...
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IONICON fastGC is the 2015 “Golden Gas Award” winner
The IONICON fastGC is the winner of the Gases & Instrumentation International Magazine’s 2015 Golden Gas Award in the category Gas Chromatography. The new IONICON fastGC offers a seamless combination of a fast Gas Chromatographic separation and real-time, extremely sensitive trace gas analysis by IONICON PTR-TOFMS series instruments. The Golden Gas Awards are conducted by G&I each ...
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PerkinElmer Launches AxION™ Mass Spectrometry Platform
PerkinElmer Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of its AxION™ Mass Spectrometry platform at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference, June 5-9, in Denver, Colorado. The AxION hardware and software platform is specifically designed to deliver rapid and ...
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Markes International wins prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Markes International (Llantrisant, UK), leading manufacturer of analytical thermal desorbers and time-of-flight mass spectrometers, has today had its export success recognised through receiving a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The accolade, in the International Trade category, was received for demonstrating ‘outstanding achievement’ in overseas earnings, sustained over a period ...
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Revealing the hidden meaning in mass spectrometry images
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) worked with 20 laboratories across the globe to examine one of the most significant issues in Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS): the matrix effect. A new algorithm has been developed to overcome this effect allowing for better analysis of images in the future. Gas cluster ion beams (GCIB) have profoundly advanced the analysis of ...
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Revving Up Air Quality Improvement: FPI’s Mobile Monitoring Vehicle Takes Center Stage in China’s VOCs Governance
On February 19th, CCTV13's "Morning News" segment highlighted the news topic "New Year, New Weather: Environmental Protection in Action". In the special feature "Tracking Ozone Pollution: Navigation Monitoring Provides Solid Prevention and Control Data," we see FPI's mobile monitoring vehicle performing the VOCs monitoring task. Pollution prevention and control has long been a priority in China's ...
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Agilent Technologies` new Q-TOF LC/MS offers 10 times more sensitivity than previous model, plus 50 HZ acquisition rates
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the 6550 iFunnel quadrupole time-of-flight liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (Q-TOF LC/MS) system. It increases TOF sensitivity to low femtogram levels while delivering fast acquisition to 50 spectra/sec, up to five orders of intra-scan dynamic range, and robust performance and operation. "Last year we debuted iFunnel technology to ...
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Agilent Technologies introduces GC/Q-TOF, bringing unprecedented resolving power to GC/MS analysis
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the 7200 Q-TOF (quadrupole time-of-flight) gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) system, delivering a new level of chromatographic and spectral resolution to a wide range of biological and chemical GC/MS analyses. The new Agilent 7200 Q-TOF combines the proven performance of the Agilent 7890A GC, the latest generation of the world's ...
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Agilent Technologies to Collaborate with National University of Singapore on Bioanalytical Studies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a strategic collaboration with the National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in a move aimed to help researchers develop more effective medicine to treat cardiovascular disease. The Department of Medicine at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at NUS will have access to the latest bioanalytical instruments from ...
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Agilent Technologies expands mass spec performance envelope with LC/MS and GC/MS introductions at ASMS 2011
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced mass spectrometry systems raising performance standards for biology and analytical chemistry analyses at the annual conference of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry. "Our ultimate goal is to make all mass spec analysis routine, even as users look at increasingly complex samples," said Gustavo Salem, vice president and general manager, ...
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