Alexander Makarov, the inventor of the Orbitrap™, describes how the Orbitrap mass analyser works and its developmental history and compares it with other types of mass analysers. He describes the current generations of Orbitrap based mass spectrometers and describes some performance records in terms of, for example, mass resolution and m/z range. Quantitative capabilities and strategies in the Orbitrap are also discussed. Look out for the Orbitrap made from children’s building blocks!
To learn even more about the impact of the Orbitrap in research and routine applications please go to www.planetorbitrap.com and
www.thermoscientific.com/orbitrap.