A. N. Verenchikov, N.
V. Krasnov, M. Z. Muradymov, J. I. Khasin
Institute for Analytical Instrumentation RAS, Saint-Petersburg
The current state, main design features
and some applications of time-of-flight mass spectrometry are considered.
Given are essential stages of development of analytical characteristics
of main types of analyzers: linear and reflecting analyzers with the orthogonal
ion beam extraction. Advantages of these analyzers as compared to other
analytical devices are discussed, in particular, the feasibility of their
combination with ion sources with continuous ion extraction.