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Implementation of a Charge-Sensitive Amplifier without a Feedback Resistor for Charge Detection Mass Spectrometry Reduces Noise and Enables Detection of Individual Ions Carrying a Single Charge.

Aaron R ToddAndrew W AlexanderMartin F Jarrold
Published in: Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (2019)
Charge detection mass spectrometry (CDMS) depends on the measurement of the charge induced on a cylinder by individual ions by means of a charge-sensitive amplifier. Electrical noise limits the accuracy of the charge measurement and the smallest charge that can be detected. Thermal noise in the feedback resistor is a major source of electrical noise. We describe the implementation of a charge-sensitive amplifier without a feedback resistor. The design has significantly reduced 1/f noise facilitating the detection of high m/z ions and substantially reducing the measurement time required to achieve almost perfect charge accuracy. With the new design we have been able to detect individual ions carrying a single charge. This is an important milestone in the development of CDMS.
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