Agilent 6400 Series Triple Quad LC/MS System B.02.00

About this manual

The Agilent 6400 Series Triple Quad LC/MS Concepts Guide provides a high-level overview of how the system works to help users understand its operation. It covers various configurations such as ESI, APCI, APPI, HPLC-Chip/MS, and MMI ion sources, detailing their advantages for different applications like food safety, environmental studies, and drug discovery.

What's inside

• Overview
• Inner Workings – Triple Quadrupole MS versus Single Quadrupole MS
• Agilent Triple Quadrupole MS and Sensitivity
• Agilent MassHunter Workstation Software - Data Acquisition
• Tuning
• Acquisition
• Reporting

Frequently asked questions

What ion sources are supported by the Agilent 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS?

The system supports ESI (Electrospray Ionization), APCI (Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization), APPI (Atmospheric Pressure Photo Ionization), HPLC-Chip/MS, and MMI (Multimode Ionization).

Which Agilent technology utilizes a super-heated sheath gas to collimate the nebulizer spray?

Agilent Jet Stream Technology is the only Triple Quadrupole that can use this technology to dramatically increase the number of ions entering the mass spectrometer.

What software version is covered by this Concepts Guide?

The guide applies to the Agilent MassHunter Workstation Software -- Data Acquisition for 6400 Series Triple Quadru-pole program version B.02.00 or higher.