Agilent Technologies 7200 User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent

7200 Accurate-Mass

Quadrupole

Time-of-Flight GC/MS

System

Operation Manual

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First Edition, February 2012

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Operation Manual 3

About This Manual

This manual contains information for operating and

maintaining the Agilent 7200 Accurate-Mass Quadrupole

Time-of-Flight GC/MS system.

1 “Introduction”

Chapter 1 describes general information about the 7200 Q-TOF

GC/MS, including a hardware description, and general safety

warnings.

2 “Installing GC Columns”

Chapter 2 shows you how to prepare a capillary column for use

with the MS, install it in the GC oven, and connect it to the MS

using the GC/MS interface.

3 “Operating in Electron Impact (EI) Mode”

Chapter 3 describes routine operations in EI mode such as

setting temperatures, monitoring pressures, tuning, venting,

and pumpdown.

4 “Operating in Chemical Ionization (CI) Mode”

Chapter 4 describes additional tasks necessary to operate in CI

mode.

5 “Using the Removable Ion Source”

Chapter 5 shows you how to change the removable ion source.

6 “General Maintenance”

Chapter 6 describes general maintenance procedures for the

7200 Q-TOF GC/MS.

4 Operation Manual

Hardware User Information

Now your Agilent instrument documentation is in one place, at

your fingertips.

The hardware user information DVDs that ship with your

instrument provide an extensive collection of online help,

videos, and books for the Agilent 7890A GC, 7200 Q-TOF GC/MS,

7693 ALS, and the 7683B ALS. Included are localized versions of

the information you need most, such as:

• Getting Familiar documentation

• Safety and Regulatory guides

• Site Preparation checklists

• Installation information

• Operating guides

• Maintenance information

• Troubleshooting details

Operation Manual 5

Contents

1 Introduction

Abbreviations Used 10

The 7200 Accurate-Mass Quadrupole Time-of-Flight GC/MS

System 12

Hardware Description 15

Important Safety Warnings 16

Safety and Regulatory Certifications 20

Intended Use 23

Cleaning/Recycling the Product 23

Liquid Spills 23

Moving or Storing the MS 23

2 Installing GC Columns

Columns 26

To Prepare a Capillary Column for Installation 29

To Install a Capillary Column in a Split/Splitless Inlet 31

To Condition a Capillary Column 33

To Install a Capillary Column in the GC/MS Interface 35

To Prepare the Column Ends for a CFT Fitting 38

3 Operating in Electron Impact (EI) Mode

Operating the MS from the Data System 44

The GC/MS Interface 45

Before You Turn On the MS 47

Pumping Down 48

6 Operation Manual

Controlling Temperatures 48

Controlling Column Flow 48

Controlling Collision Cell Flow 49

Venting the MS 50

Typical Vacuum Pressures in EI Mode 51

To Set Monitors for Temperature and Vacuum Status 52

To Set the MS Analyzer Temperature 55

To Set the GC/MS Interface Temperature from the MassHunter

Workstation 57

To Calibrate the Column 58

To Configure the Collision Cell Gas 60

To Set the Collision Cell Gas Flow Rate 61

To Autotune the MS for EI Mode 62

To Remove the Upper RIS Cover 64

To Open the Analyzer Cover for Access to the Analyzer

Sideplate 65

To Pump Down the MS 66

To Vent the MS 69

4 Operating in Chemical Ionization (CI) Mode

Setting Up Your MS to Operate in CI Mode 72

The CI GC/MS Interface 73

Operating the CI MS 75

High Vacuum Pressure in CI Mode 76

Other Reagent Gases 78

CI Autotune 80

Operation Manual 7

The Flow Control Module 82

To Switch from the EI Mode to CI Mode 83

To Operate the Reagent Gas Flow Control Module 85

To Set a Reagent Gas Flow 87

To Perform a CI Autotune 88

5 Using the Removable Ion Source

The Removable Ion Source 92

To Change the Ion Source 94

To Install the RIS Probe Extraction Tool 97

To Remove the Source from the Analyzer Chamber 99

To Change the Ion Source on the RIS Probe Extraction Tool 101

To Install the Ion Source in the Analyzer Chamber 103

To Remove the RIS Probe Extraction Tool from the

Instrument 104

6 General Maintenance

Before Starting 106

Maintaining the Vacuum System 111

Maintaining the Analyzer 112

To Disassemble the EI Ion Source 114

To Assemble the EI Ion Source 116

To Disassemble the CI Ion Source 118

To Assemble the CI Ion Source 120

To Clean the Ion Source 122

To Remove a Filament 126

To Install a Filament 128

8 Operation Manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent 7200 Accurate-Mass Quadrupole Time-of-Flight GC/MS System

Operation Manual

Introduction

Abbreviations Used 10

The 7200 Accurate-Mass Quadrupole Time-of-Flight GC/MS System 12

Hardware Description 15

Important Safety Warnings 16

Safety and Regulatory Certifications 20

Intended Use 23

Cleaning/Recycling the Product 23

Liquid Spills 23

Moving or Storing the MS 23

This section provides general information about the 7200

Accurate-Mass Quadrupole Time-of-Flight (Q-TOF) GC/MS

System, including a hardware description, and general safety

warnings.

10 Operation Manual

1 Introduction

Abbreviations Used

The abbreviations in Table 1are used in discussing this

product. They are collected here for convenience.

Table 1 Abbreviations

Abbreviation Definition

AC Alternating current

ALS Automatic liquid sampler

BFB Bromofluorobenzene (calibrant)

CC Collision cell

CI Chemical ionization

DC Direct current

DFTPP Decafluorotriphenylphosphine (calibrant)

EI Electron impact

EPC Electronic pneumatic control

eV Electron volt

GC Gas chromatograph

id Inside diameter

LAN Local Area Network

m/z Mass to charge ratio

MFC Mass flow controller

MS Mass spectrometer

NCI Negative chemical ionization

OFN Octafluoronaphthalene (sample)

PCI Positive chemical ionization

PFDTD Perfluoro-5,8-dimethyl-3,6,9-trioxydodecane (calibrant)

PFTBA Perfluorotributylamine (calibrant)

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