Operation condition | |
 Nebuliser | Quartz concentric (Micromist) 400 μL/min |
 Spray chamber | Scott-type double-pass water cooled |
 Cell geometry | Octopole |
 Sampling cone | Nickel, 1.0 mm orifice |
 Skimmer cone | Nickel, 0.4 mm orifice |
 RF power | 1400–1500 W |
 Reflected power | <10 W |
He mode (collision cell mode) | |
 Plasma gas flow | 15 L/min |
 Nebuliser gas flow | 0.95–1.00 L/min |
 Auxiliary gas flow | 0.99 L/min |
 He gas flow | 3.5 mL/min |
 Expansion stage | 2.0 mbar |
 Intermediate stage | 2.0 × 10−4-3.0 × 10−4mbar |
 Analyzer stage | 1.0 × 10−4-2.0 × 10−4mbar |
 Octopole bias | −18 V |
 Quadrupole bias | −16 V |
Acquisition parameters | |
 Mass range | 2-260a.m.u |
 Number of channels | 500 |
 Dwell time | 300 ms |
 Number of sweeps | 500 |
 Total acquisition time | 14.6400 s |