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The Orbitrap: a new mass spectrometer

  1. Qizhi Hu1,
  2. Robert J. Noll1,
  3. Hongyan Li1,
  4. Alexander Makarov2,
  5. Mark Hardman3,
  6. R. Graham Cooks1,*

Article first published online: 18 APR 2005

DOI: 10.1002/jms.856

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Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volume 40, Issue 4, pages 430–443, April 2005

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Hu, Q., Noll, R. J., Li, H., Makarov, A., Hardman, M. and Graham Cooks, R. (2005), The Orbitrap: a new mass spectrometer. J. Mass Spectrom., 40: 430–443. doi: 10.1002/jms.856

Author Information

  1. 1

    Purdue University, Chemistry Department, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA

  2. 2

    Thermo Electron (Bremen), Hanna-Kunath-Str. 11, Bremen 28199, Germany

  3. 3

    Thermo Electron (San Jose) 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA 95134 USA

*Chemistry Department, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084, USA.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 APR 2005
  2. Article first published online: 18 APR 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 15 MAR 2005
  4. Manuscript Received: 4 FEB 2005

Funded by

  • National Science Foundation. Grant Number: CHE-0216239.
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Thermo Electron Corporation.

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