Kingdon trap

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Kingdon trap
Ion trapping device that consists of an outer barrel-like electrode and a coaxial inner spindle-like electrode that form an electrostatic field with a quadro-logarithmic potential distribution. Note 1: The frequency of harmonic oscillations of the orbitally trapped ions along the axis of the electrostatic field is independent of the ion velocity and is inversely proportional to the square root of m/z so that the trap can be operated as a mass analyzer using image current detection and Fourier transformation of the time domain signal. Note 2: The trademarked term Orbitrap has been used to describe a Kingdon trap used as a mass spectrometer.
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Reference(s): A. Makarov. Anal. Chem. 72, 1156 (2000). (http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac991131p )
From Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013); DOI: 10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06 © IUPAC 2013.
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