Waters Introduces Xevo TQ-XS, the Most Sensitive Benchtop Mass Spectrometer Available
May 16 2016 - 4:00AM
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Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today introduced the new Xevo®
TQ-XS mass spectrometer, the most sensitive benchtop tandem
quadrupole instrument available. Enabled by the newly designed
StepWave™ XS ion guide, this mass spectrometry system features a
unique combination of ion optics, detection and ionization
technologies resulting in levels of sensitivity not previously
seen. The Xevo TQ-XS is expected to be available for shipment in
June 2016 and will be on public display for the first time at MSSJ
in Osaka, Japan, May 18 - 20, and at ASMS in San Antonio, TX, June
5 – 9.
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The new Waters Xevo® TQ-XS mass
spectrometer is the most sensitive benchtop tandem quadrupole
instrument available. Enabled by the newly-designed StepWave™ XS
ion guide, this mass spectrometry system features a unique
combination of ion optics, detection and ionization technologies
resulting in levels of sensitivity not previously seen. (Photo:
Business Wire)
“UPLC-MS quantitative studies are more important than ever and
factor into just about every decision made by scientists. Today’s
customers need to carry out reproducible quantitative studies and
reach lower limits of quantification with an instrument that is
accessible to all users. With this new mass spectrometer, our
product designers pioneered some ingenious electronic and
mechanical advances,” said Gary Harland, Senior Director MS Product
Management. “With a thorough understanding of the instrument
physics, they’ve engineered an analytical tool that leads to new
levels of reliability, reproducibility, and performance never
before seen in quantitative mass spectrometry analysis.”
These new levels of performance have been achieved through a
number of technological advances. The new StepWave XS ion guide
removes neutral species and transmits ions in a more focused beam
to the detector by incorporating segmented quadrupole transfer
optics in the second stage. The result is a 2x to 10x increase in
signal/noise over its StepWave predecessor, and it delivers
excellent robustness over thousands of injections. The refined
design allows the system to quantify challenging compounds at trace
levels - even if they are labile or show poor transmission
efficiency.
Customer experience has been improved through the introduction
of the new tool-free atmospheric pressure ionization probes. These
allow scientists to perform routine maintenance in less than two
minutes meaning greater operator-to-operator reproducibility and
more time analyzing samples.
The Xevo TQ-XS also incorporates the XDR Detector. First
introduced on the Xevo TQ-S micro, it is a photomultiplier
detection system capable of quantifying sample compounds across a
concentration range of six orders of magnitude. Scientists no
longer need to dilute and re-inject samples in order to stay within
the limited dynamic range of the instrument they have been
using.
UniSpray™, a novel, proprietary ionization source available on
the Xevo TQ-XS, enables ionization of a wider range of analytes in
a single chromatographic run. The result is an increased response
across a wide range of compound polarities for a broader range of
compounds accompanied by a boost in signal/noise, making it
possible to consolidate several analytical methods into one, or
eliminate the need to change ionization sources between analyses,
saving time and increasing laboratory efficiency.
The Xevo TQ-XS system joins a portfolio of Xevo mass
spectrometers including; the Xevo TQD, the Xevo TQ-S micro and the
Xevo G2-XS QTof. Xevo mass spectrometers are characterized by their
universal ion source architecture: interchangeable ion sources that
can be fitted to, or removed from, the face of the mass
spectrometer in minutes, without the need to vent the system. This
has changed the way analytical chemists with little previous mass
spectrometry experience working in high-throughput labs can use the
instrumentation at maximum performance.
Waters Corporation will exhibit the Xevo TQ-XS system at ASMS at
the Grand Hyatt Texas in Rooms B & C where it will also be the
focus of several presentations at the Waters Corporation Mass
Spectrometry Users Meeting, Saturday, June 4 in San Antonio,
TX.
For More Information:www.waters.com/xevotqxs
About Waters Corporation
(www.waters.com)Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)
develops and manufactures advanced analytical and material science
technologies for laboratory dependent organizations. For more than
50 years, the company has pioneered a connected portfolio of
separations science, laboratory information management, mass
spectrometry and thermal analysis systems.
Waters, UniSpray and Xevo are trademarks of Waters
Corporation.
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