Thermo Fisher Scientific's new triple-quadrupole gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) system is suitable for environmental, food safety, forensics, metabolomics and pharmaceutical tasks.
Designed to offer excellent sensitivity, analytical performance and productivity, the Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum XLS Ultra delivers the increased matrix selectivity needed for challenging applications that require lower levels of quantitation in extremely complex matrix extracts.
With its high level of sensitivity, straightforward detection and reliable peak integration, the system provides good performance for difficult matrix challenges.
At present, the TSQ Quantum XLS Ultra can be seen at the Thermo Scientific hospitality suite at the Hyatt Regency in Centennial Ballroom D within the 59th Annual ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, which runs until 9 June in Denver.
The new Durabrite Iris technology offers good sensitivity, long maintenance cycles and high routine matrix robustness so that scientists can analyse a high number of samples and increase their productivity.
The highly inert and exchangeable ion volumes reduce maintenance time to minutes without any venting of the vacuum system.
In addition, the Hyperquad technology used in the TSQ Quantum XLS Ultra delivers ultra-selective reaction monitoring (U-SRM) for higher detection with more selective SRM, according to the company.
The highly selective GC-MS/MS instrument is suitable for the demanding analytical tasks performed in industrial, governmental control, academic and contract laboratories.
The system is especially beneficial for the low-level analysis of highly chlorinated compounds such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
A recent change in EU directives for dioxin/dl-PCB confirmation is expected to have an impact on the international food analysis market for POPs, creating a requirement for increased matrix selectivity for routine screening at the regulated low levels.
The high resolution offered by the new TSQ Quantum XLS Ultra is designed to enable users to conduct more precise and reliable POPs analyses to meet the latest EU criteria.
The TSQ Quantum XLS Ultra features quantitation-enhanced data-dependent (QED) MS/MS, enabling simultaneous quantitation and structural confirmation.
Thanks to its high-speed data acquisition, the instrument provides fast GC runs for multi-component analysis, allowing analysts to run more samples simultaneously.
The instrument is equipped with the Thermo Scientific Quanlab workflow software, featuring custom reporting tools that can be tailored to the requirements of a specific project.
