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Title |
Flight Tube and Analyzer for CEC 102 Mass Spectrometer |
Object Name |
Spectrometer, Mass |
Object ID |
2005.007.016 |
Description |
Component consists of three main parts, a wide open glass tube with three ports on the right side, an aluminium wrapped semi-circular tube (flight tube), and a long stainless steel metal rod (Faraday Cup Detector) that gradually gets thinner and attaches to a large metal tube that has part of the back cut away to create a flat spot (amplifier) |
Date |
ca. 1945 |
Dimensions |
H-18 W-15 D-1.75 inches |
Material |
Glass, Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Copper |
Search Terms |
Analytical chemistry--Equipment and supplies Consolidated Electrodynamics Corporation Mass Spectrometers Mass Spectrometry |
Provenance |
Mass Spectrometry is a scientific analytical technique used for determining the masses of atoms or molecules found in an unknown sample of gas, liquid, or solid. In a Mass Spectrometer, the unknown sample molecules are passed through an ion source which converts them into ions (if necessary, the sample is converted to a gas before it is passed through the ion source). The ions are then accelerated into an analyzer where they are sorted according to their mass. Once the ions are sorted, a detector determines the amount and type of each ion present. The mass spectrum consists of a series of peaks of different mass and intensity from which the identity of the substance submitted for analysis can be determined. |