Ultra high mass-resolution for space exploration: the Orbitrap mass analyser

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Ultra high mass-resolution for space exploration: the Orbitrap mass analyser

Nathalie Carrasco, Cyril Szopa, Claude Chapuis, Abdel Bouabdellah, R.

Thissen, S. Cornelli, P. Puget, Christelle Briois, L. Thirkell, A. Boukrara, et al.

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Nathalie Carrasco, Cyril Szopa, Claude Chapuis, Abdel Bouabdellah, R. Thissen, et al.. Ultra high mass-resolution for space exploration: the Orbitrap mass analyser. EPSC 2012 (European Planetary Science Congress), Sep 2012, Madrid, Spain. pp.EPSC2012-869. �hal-00742727�

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Figure 1: Schematic diagram of an orbitrap, showing ion injection (upper figure) and subsequent ion trajectory (bottom figure). The splitting the outer electrode allows the detection of the electromagnetic signal induced by the harmonic motion of ions.

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Figure 2: FT-orbitrap mass spectrum of a Titan’s tholin sample, here shown in mass range m/z 222-270 Da and zoomed-in for m/z 254 Da.

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