iCAP MTX

High-performance triple quadrupole ICP-MS with advanced interference removal and high sensitivity.

• Status: Active
• Country: Germany
• Elemental: Yes
• Analyte Type / Target Of Analysis: Metals and non-metals
• Analyzer Type
  : Tandem Quadrupole MS
• Ion Source Type: Inductively Coupled Plasma
• High Resolution
  : Yes
• Mass Resolution/ Mass Resolving Power
  : User definable in the mass range 2-225 and above m/z 225 only enabled with intelligent Mass Resolution (iMR)
• Dynamic Range
  : > 11 orders of magnitude (<1 to > 5.10¹⁰ cps)
• Detection Limits
  : Sub-ppt level; detection limits vary across modes (e.g., <1 ng/L for many elements in He KED mode)
• Detector Type
  : Dual mode discrete dynode electron multiplier
• Reaction Cell System Details: QCell with multiple gas modes: He KED, TQ-O2, and TQ-NH3 for enhanced interference removal
• High Matrix Introduction System (HMI)
  : Yes
• Spray Chamber
  : Glass cyclonic, Peltier-cooled to 2.7 °C
• Nebulizer
  : PFA concentric (400 µL·min-1)
• Peristaltic Pump
  : 12-roller, fourchannel minipump with inert rollers
• Torch
  : Quartz torch, demountable
• Injector
  : 2.5 mm i.d., quartz injector
• Interface
  : Nickel sampler and skimmer cones
• CRC Gas Flow
  : max. 10 mL·min-2
• Cooling System
  : Water chiller or water recirculator required, Integrated Peltier cooling for the spray chamber
• Vacuum System
  : Three stage, differential vacuum with Single split flow turbo molecular pump
• Gas Supply: Argon (99.99% purity), Helium, Oxygen, and Ammonia
• Reaction Cell System: Yes
• Power Specifications: 200–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz single phase; Apparent: 2,200 VA; Effective: 2,050 W
• Environmental Specifications: 15–35 °C; Rate of change <2 °C·h-1; Humidity Range 20–80% (non-condensing)
• Physical Specifications: 868 mm × 743 mm × 1102 mm, 138 kg