Time of Flight Instrumentation

Time-of-Flight Instrumentation Laboratory: a 910 square foot controlled access laboratory for testing of ion optics and the breadboarding and development of prototype multi-bounce time-of-flight (MBTOF) mass spectrometer (MS) instruments

Class 100 laminar (back-to-front) flow hood
ESD workbench
Large working area
Dry N2 purge cabinet
Pump closet
Several storage cabinets

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Time-of-Flight Development Chamber

Chamber door (front) hinged horizontally at bottom and opens to expose interior instrument ion optics in flat, horizontal plane
Main Ion Chamber Dimensions: approximately 28” x 34” x 10”
System pumping: 2 Pfeiffer HiPace 300l/s turbopumps
Dry scroll pump
Numerous available flanges at an assortment of chamber positions for electrical or mechanical feedthroughs
Multiple viewports allow visual inspection of instrument filaments for instrument aliveness tests
High purity nitrogen available for instrument purging
All chamber venting done with high purity nitrogen
Equipped with an Inficon 200AMU RGA
Positioning system parameters
Bakeable to 120 degrees C (limited by Viton chamber gasket

Nominal main chamber performance:

Current base pressure: 3 x 10^-8 Torr
Reaches high vacuum in minutes
Built in failsafe mechanisms to protect hardware

Materials prohibited both Ion and Electron chambers: nylon, silicone, PVC, low molecular weight hydrocarbons, zinc, cadmium, brass, particulate contaminated or producing items/mechanisms (blacklight inspection prior to chamber entry preferred)