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  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Physical Chemistry

Background:

  • High buffer gas pressure in ion traps limits Fourier transform mass analysis resolution due to rapid ion oscillation decay.
  • Existing methods struggle to achieve high resolution in linear ion traps under typical operating conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel image current splicing method for nondestructive mass analysis in linear ion traps.
  • To enhance the resolving power of mass spectrometry by overcoming limitations imposed by ion trap pressure.

Main Methods:

  • Employed the filter diagonalization method (FDM) to extract frequency components from short image current transients.
  • Utilized the Hilbert transform to calculate and normalize the decay envelope of ion transients.
  • Spliced multiple experimental data sets to create a longer, continuous signal for improved analysis.

Main Results:

  • Significantly improved mass resolution (m/Δm) from 183.5 to 5.8 × 10^3.
  • Achieved an average relative difference of 2.8% in abundance calculations.
  • Successfully resolved previously indistinguishable adjacent peaks and validated the method on Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) data.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed image current splicing method effectively increases ion signal duration, thereby enhancing mass resolution in ion trap mass analyzers.
  • This technique offers a viable solution for high-resolution mass analysis in ion traps, even at higher buffer gas pressures.
  • The method demonstrates robustness, with potential applications in both simulated and experimental mass spectrometry data.