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    • Physical Chemistry

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    • Multireflection ion traps offer extended ion paths for high-resolution mass spectrometry.
    • Maintaining compact instrument size is crucial for practical applications.

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    • To evaluate the performance of a two-mirror linear ion trap for time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
    • To investigate limitations imposed by ion-ion interactions.

    Main Methods:

    • Construction and testing of a two-mirror linear ion trap.
    • Achieving a mass-resolving power of at least 80,000.
    • Numerical simulations to examine ion dynamics.

    Main Results:

    • The developed ion trap demonstrated a mass-resolving power exceeding 80,000.
    • Coulomb interactions, particularly ion repulsion, significantly limit mass resolution.
    • Observed counterintuitive ion motion synchronization, self-bunching, and coalescence effects.

    Conclusions:

    • Isochronous multireflection ion traps show potential for high-resolution mass spectrometry.
    • Ion-ion repulsion is a critical factor affecting performance and requires mitigation strategies.
    • Further research is needed to overcome Coulombic limitations in ion traps.