CN214279907U - Mass spectrum device under sub-atmospheric pressure - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a mass spectrum device under sub-atmospheric pressure, including first order vacuum cavity and second level vacuum cavity, be provided with ion source, ion transmission pipeline in the first order vacuum cavity, be provided with mass analyzer and ion detector in the second level vacuum cavity, wait to detect the sample and form the ion through the ionization after, get into the mass analyzer analysis through the ion transmission pipeline, detected by ion detector, characteristics are: still include solenoid valve, valve controller and data processing module, data processing module's input and ion detector are connected, and the output is connected with the input of valve controller, and the output and the solenoid valve of valve controller are connected, and the solenoid valve is connected and is used for the control circuit break-make outside the ion transmission pipeline, and data processing module receives and handles ion detector's signal to the control signal to the valve controller of length is opened to the next solenoid valve of sending, and the advantage is: the ion storage in the mass analyzer can be effectively controlled, and the sensitivity and the resolution of the mass spectrometer device are improved.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a mass spectrum device field especially relates to a mass spectrum device under subatmospheric pressure.
Background
The mass spectrometer is a modern analysis and test instrument, and realizes separation and detection according to different mass-to-charge ratios of ions. The mass spectrometer mainly comprises an ion source, a mass analyzer, a detector and a vacuum system. The principle is that an analyte is firstly ionized in an ion source, then enters a vacuum ion transmission system, is separated by a mass analyzer and then is detected by a detector, and a signal is amplified and then is drawn into a mass spectrogram.
Mass analyzers as a key component in mass spectrometers have continued to evolve in recent years. Depending on the performance and application range, commonly used mass analyzers include Quadrupole (Quadrupole), Ion Trap (Ion Trap), Time of Flight (Time of Flight), Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (Fourier Transform Ion cycle Resonance), and Ion orbit Trap (Ion Trap), among others.
The ion trap mass analyzer has the characteristics of low vacuum requirement, low processing and assembling difficulty, multistage tandem mass spectrometry and the like, and is widely applied to the fields of environment, medicines, foods and the like. In the mass analysis process of the ion trap, ions are firstly stored after entering the mass analyzer, and scanning voltage is applied to realize the separation of different ions after the ions are stored to a certain quantity. Therefore, how to effectively control the storage of ions plays a critical role in the performance of an ion trap mass analyzer. If the number of stored ions is too small, it will result in too low a mass spectrum signal for the analyte, but if the number of stored ions is too large, it will cause space charge effects and result in a reduced resolution of the ion trap mass spectrum.
The application of the discontinuous atmospheric pressure interface can effectively reduce the vacuum requirement of the mass spectrometer and greatly reduce the volume of the mass spectrometer, and the technology is widely applied to miniaturized mass spectrometers. However, the direct application of the atmospheric interface for detection still has many problems, for example, because the atmospheric interface is directly connected with atmospheric pressure, the slight extension of the opening time can cause the vacuum degree of a vacuum system to be greatly reduced, the vacuum system can not work, the opening time of the pinch valve depends on the physical elasticity of the rubber tube to be opened, the opening time is basically fixed, so that automatic gain control can not be realized, and the final detection signal range is limited; in addition, at high concentrations, there is also a problem of space charge efficiency of the mass analyzer, leading to degradation of analytical performance; the interference background signal is more when the mass spectrometer samples under the atmospheric pressure condition.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the not enough of existence among the above-mentioned prior art, the utility model provides a mass spectrum device under subatmospheric pressure can realize mass spectrum automatic gain control through the length of opening of adjusting solenoid valve to ion storage among the effective control mass analyzer improves the sensitivity and the resolution ratio of mass spectrum device.
The utility model provides a technical scheme that above-mentioned technical problem adopted does: a mass spectrum device under sub-atmospheric pressure comprises a first-stage vacuum cavity and a second-stage vacuum cavity, wherein an ion source and an ion transmission pipeline are sequentially arranged in the first-stage vacuum cavity from front to back, a mass analyzer and an ion detector are sequentially arranged in the second-stage vacuum cavity, a sample to be detected enters the mass analyzer for analysis through the ion transmission pipeline after being ionized into ions, the ions are detected by the ion detector, the mass spectrum device also comprises an electromagnetic valve, a valve controller and a data processing module, the input end of the data processing module is connected with the ion detector, the output end of the data processing module is connected with the input end of the valve controller, the output end of the valve controller is connected with the electromagnetic valve for controlling the opening and closing of the electromagnetic valve, the electromagnetic valve is connected outside the ion transmission pipeline for controlling the on-off of the ion transmission pipeline, the data processing module receives and processes the detection signal generated by the ion detector and then sends a control signal to the valve controller, wherein the control signal comprises the opening duration of the electromagnetic valve at the next time.
In some embodiments, the ion transport tube routing comprises, in order from front to back: the ion source comprises a front-end ion transmission tube, a connecting tube and a rear-end ion transmission tube, wherein the electromagnetic valve is connected to the middle of the connecting tube and used for controlling the connection and disconnection of the connecting tube, the front-end ion transmission tube is inserted into the first end of the connecting tube, the rear-end ion transmission tube is inserted into the second end of the connecting tube, the front-end ion transmission tube and the rear-end ion transmission tube are not overlapped with the connecting part of the electromagnetic valve, the front-end ion transmission tube is aligned to the outlet of the ion source, and the rear-end ion transmission tube is aligned to the inlet of the mass analyzer. After a sample to be detected is ionized into ions by the ion source, the ions sequentially pass through the front end ion transmission tube, the connecting tube and the rear end ion transmission tube to enter the mass analyzer for analysis, wherein the electromagnetic valve is used for controlling the on-off of the middle connecting tube so as to control the opening or closing of the channel, and the channel is opened to store the ions.
In some embodiments, the front ion transmission tube and the back ion transmission tube are both made of stainless steel, and the inner diameters of the front ion transmission tube and the back ion transmission tube are the same or different, and range from 0.1 mm to 2 mm; the connecting pipe is made of silica gel, the inner diameter of the connecting pipe is 0.5-2.5mm, and the inner diameter of the connecting pipe is respectively larger than the inner diameters of the front-end ion transmission pipe and the rear-end ion transmission pipe. Thereby having a more excellent effect.
In some embodiments, the vacuum pump is connected to the first-stage vacuum chamber and the molecular pump is connected to the second-stage vacuum chamber, wherein the vacuum pump is used for maintaining a sub-atmospheric vacuum state in the first-stage vacuum chamber, and the molecular pump is used for maintaining a vacuum state in the second-stage vacuum chamber. The ionization mode under the sub-atmospheric pressure can effectively reduce interference background signals, so that the method obtains better detection effect.
In some embodiments, the ion source is a sub-atmospheric electrospray ion source or a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization source or an ultraviolet ionization source or an APCI source or a DBDI ionization source or a glow discharge ionization source.
In some embodiments, the mass analyzer is a 3D ion trap or a CIT ion trap or a linear ion trap or a fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass analyzer or an orbital ion trap.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages of: the control method is little affected by the atmospheric pressure environment, the electromagnetic valve is opened under the sub-atmospheric pressure, the vacuum degree of a vacuum system cannot be obviously reduced, the background signal interference can be reduced, and the detection sensitivity and the resolution of the ion trap mass spectrum device can be effectively improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a mass spectrometer device under sub-atmospheric pressure according to the present invention;
fig. 2 is a timing chart of mass spectrometry according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
The device comprises a first-stage vacuum cavity 1, a second-stage vacuum cavity 2, an ion source 3, a front-end ion transmission tube 4, a connecting tube 5, a rear-end ion transmission tube 6, a mass analyzer 7, an ion detector 8, an electromagnetic valve 9, a valve controller 10, a data processing module 11, a vacuum pump 12 and a molecular pump 13.
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The following detailed description of the mass spectrometer under sub-atmospheric pressure according to the present invention is made with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, which are not intended to limit the present invention.
Example one
As shown in the figure, the mass spectrum device under the sub-atmospheric pressure comprises a first-stage vacuum cavity 1 and a second-stage vacuum cavity 2, an ion source 3 and an ion transmission pipeline are sequentially arranged in the first-stage vacuum cavity 1 from front to back, a mass analyzer 7 and an ion detector 8 are sequentially arranged in the second-stage vacuum cavity 2, and a sample to be detected enters the mass analyzer 7 through the ion transmission pipeline for analysis after being ionized into ions by the ion source 3 and is detected by the ion detector 8. The mass spectrum device also comprises an electromagnetic valve 9, a valve controller 10 and a data processing module 11, the input end of the data processing module 11 is connected with the ion detector 8, the output end of the data processing module 11 is connected with the input end of the valve controller 10, the output end of the valve controller 10 is connected with the electromagnetic valve 9 and used for controlling the on-off of the electromagnetic valve 9, the electromagnetic valve 9 is connected outside the ion transmission pipeline and used for controlling the on-off of the ion transmission pipeline, the data processing module 11 receives and processes a detection signal generated by the ion detector 8, and then sends a control signal to the valve controller 10, and the control signal comprises the opening duration of the electromagnetic valve 9 at the next time.
Example two
The present embodiment provides a mass spectrometer under sub-atmospheric pressure, which describes in detail the specific structure of an ion transport pipeline based on the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the ion transport tube sequentially comprises, from front to back: front end ion transmission pipe 4, connecting pipe 5 and rear end ion transmission pipe 6, solenoid valve 9 is connected and is used for controlling the break-make of connecting pipe 5 in the middle part of connecting pipe 5, front end ion transmission pipe 4 inserts the first end of connecting pipe 5, rear end ion transmission pipe 6 inserts the second end of connecting pipe 5, front end ion transmission pipe 4 and rear end ion transmission pipe 6 all do not overlap with the solenoid valve connecting portion, front end ion transmission pipe 4 aims at the export of ion source 3, rear end ion transmission pipe 6 aims at the entry of mass analyzer 7.
In the embodiment, the front-end ion transmission tube 4 and the rear-end ion transmission tube 6 are made of stainless steel, the inner diameters of the front-end ion transmission tube 4 and the rear-end ion transmission tube 6 are the same or different, and the inner diameter range is 0.1-2 mm; the material of connecting pipe 5 is silica gel, the internal diameter of connecting pipe 5 is 0.5-2.5mm, and the internal diameter of connecting pipe 5 is greater than the internal diameter of front end ion transmission pipe 4 and rear end ion transmission pipe 6 respectively.
EXAMPLE III
The embodiment provides a mass spectrum device under sub-atmospheric pressure, which is further supplemented with the rest of the structure of the device on the basis of the first embodiment or the second embodiment. In this embodiment, the vacuum pump 12 is connected to the first-stage vacuum chamber 1, and the molecular pump 13 is connected to the second-stage vacuum chamber 2, wherein the vacuum pump 12 is used for maintaining a sub-atmospheric vacuum state in the first-stage vacuum chamber, and the molecular pump 13 is used for maintaining a vacuum state in the second-stage vacuum chamber, so that the air pressure of the first-stage vacuum chamber is 1-50 Torr, and the air pressure of the second-stage vacuum chamber is 10 Torr-4 Torr-10-5 Torr。
The ion source 3 may be a sub-atmospheric electrospray ion source or a matrix assisted laser desorption ionization source or an ultraviolet ionization source or an APCI source or a DBDI ionization source or a glow discharge ionization source.
The mass analyser 7 may employ a 3D ion trap or a CIT ion trap or a linear ion trap or a fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass analyser or an orbital ion trap.
Example four
A method of controlling a mass spectrometry apparatus at sub-atmospheric pressure as described in the previous embodiments, comprising the steps of:
s1: ionizing a target sample by an ion source to generate target sample ions;
s2: the control valve controller opens the electromagnetic valve, and ions enter the mass analyzer through the ion transmission pipeline for analysis;
s3: after the opening duration of the electromagnetic valve is reached, the electromagnetic valve is controlled to be closed, the stored ions are cooled in the mass analyzer, and the ions are detected by the ion detector after full scanning to obtain a detection signal;
s4: processing the detection signal through a data processing module, adjusting the opening duration of the next electromagnetic valve according to the processed data, and feeding back the opening duration to the valve controller;
s5: and repeating the steps S2-S4 to obtain a sample spectrogram after the feedback adjustment of the opening time of the electromagnetic valve.
Repeating the steps S2-S4 comprises repeating the steps one or more times, and integrating the obtained sample spectrogram after repeating the steps for multiple times to obtain a final result.
In this embodiment, the mass spectrometry timing sequence of one period of the control method includes: an Automatic Gain Control (AGC) pre-scanning stage and a main scanning stage, wherein the AGC pre-scanning stage and the main scanning stage respectively comprise an ion implantation sub-stage and a mass analysis sub-stage, an electromagnetic valve is opened in the ion implantation sub-stage, sample ions enter a mass analyzer, and Radio Frequency (RF) voltage is applied to cool the ions in the sub-stage; the RF voltage is scanned for mass analysis in the mass analysis sub-stage and then detected by the detector, as shown in fig. 2.
In this embodiment, the step S4 of adjusting the opening duration of the next electromagnetic valve according to the processed data specifically includes: the data processing module processes the detection signal and adjusts the opening duration of the electromagnetic valve in the main scanning stage according to the total ion current intensity obtained in the automatic gain control pre-scanning stage, specifically, a signal threshold value of the total ion current intensity is set, if the total ion current signal in the automatic gain control pre-scanning stage is greater than the signal threshold value, the opening duration of the electromagnetic valve in the main scanning stage is reduced, and if the total ion current intensity in the AGC pre-scanning stage is less than the signal threshold value, the opening duration of the electromagnetic valve in the main scanning stage is increased; and in the main scanning stage, the full-scanning mass spectrum analysis of the analyzed sample is realized through the adjusted ion implantation and mass analysis.
In this embodiment, the target ion current intensity is set to be N, the ion current intensity detected in the pre-scanning stage is N, the opening time of the electromagnetic valve in the pre-scanning stage is T, and the opening time of the electromagnetic valve in the main scanning stage is T, so that T = N × T/N can be obtained, wherein the signal threshold of the target total ion current intensity is set within the range of 5000-.
It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can also be modified in materials and structures, or replaced by technical equivalents. Therefore, all structural equivalents which may be made by applying the present invention to the specification and drawings, or by applying them directly or indirectly to other related technical fields, are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
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1. The mass spectrum device under the sub-atmospheric pressure comprises a first-stage vacuum cavity and a second-stage vacuum cavity, wherein an ion source and an ion transmission pipeline are sequentially arranged in the first-stage vacuum cavity from front to back, a mass analyzer and an ion detector are sequentially arranged in the second-stage vacuum cavity, a sample to be detected enters the mass analyzer for analysis through the ion transmission pipeline after being ionized into ions by the ion source, and is detected by the ion detector And the data processing module receives and processes a detection signal generated by the ion detector and then sends a control signal to the valve controller, wherein the control signal comprises the opening duration of the electromagnetic valve at the next time.
2. The sub-atmospheric mass spectrometry apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ion transport tube comprises, in order from front to back: the ion source comprises a front-end ion transmission tube, a connecting tube and a rear-end ion transmission tube, wherein the electromagnetic valve is connected to the middle of the connecting tube and used for controlling the connection and disconnection of the connecting tube, the front-end ion transmission tube is inserted into the first end of the connecting tube, the rear-end ion transmission tube is inserted into the second end of the connecting tube, the front-end ion transmission tube and the rear-end ion transmission tube are not overlapped with the connecting part of the electromagnetic valve, the front-end ion transmission tube is aligned to the outlet of the ion source, and the rear-end ion transmission tube is aligned to the inlet of the mass analyzer.
3. The mass spectrometry apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the front ion transport tube and the back ion transport tube are made of stainless steel, and have the same or different inner diameters within the range of 0.1-2 mm; the connecting pipe is made of silica gel, the inner diameter of the connecting pipe is 0.5-2.5mm, and the inner diameter of the connecting pipe is respectively larger than the inner diameters of the front-end ion transmission pipe and the rear-end ion transmission pipe.
4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a vacuum pump connected to said primary vacuum chamber for maintaining a sub-atmospheric vacuum state in said primary vacuum chamber and a molecular pump connected to said secondary vacuum chamber for maintaining a vacuum state in said secondary vacuum chamber.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ion source is a sub-atmospheric electrospray or matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization source or an ultraviolet ionization source or an APCI or DBDI or glow discharge ionization source.
6. The sub-atmospheric mass spectrometry apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mass analyzer is a 3D ion trap or a CIT ion trap or a linear ion trap or a fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass analyzer or an orbital ion trap.
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