Agilent Technologies Introduces Smaller, Faster, Lower-Priced Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers.SEATTLE -- Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today introduced its 6100 Series of single quadrupole A quadrupole is one of a sequence of configurations of electric charge or gravitational mass that can exist in ideal form, but it is usually just part of a multipole expansion of a more complex structure reflecting various orders of complexity. mass spectrometers, which comprises four new instruments, including a fast-scanning model. Each of the single quads has a 40-percent smaller footprint (15 inches wide) than previous models and features high sensitivity, ease of use and Agilent's renowned reliability. The new instruments are also priced lower than their predecessors. Agilent is a market leader in single-quad technology, and Agilent single quads are used in pharmaceutical and chemical analysis laboratories around the world. "As our best-selling LC/MS LC/MS Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry instrument, the Agilent single quad is the workhorse of the industry, delivering high performance day after day," said Fred Strohmeier, general manager of Agilent's Liquid Phase Analysis Business. "We have introduced the 6100 Series to give our customers more options tailored to their budgets and analytical needs -- from fast scanning of new drug compounds to quantifying trace-level environmental toxins." The Agilent 6100 Series --The Agilent 6140 Single Quad is a new high-performance, fast-scanning model designed for high-throughput laboratories. With a scanning speed of 10,000 amu/second, the 6140 can keep pace with the Agilent 1200 Rapid Resolution LC system, the industry's fastest liquid chromatograph chromatograph /chro·mato·graph/ (kro-mat´o-graf) 1. the apparatus used in chromatography. 2. to analyze by chromatography. chromatograph 1. to analyze by chromatography. 2. . --The Agilent 6130 Single Quad is the full-featured research-grade model, offering 1-picogram sensitivity, multi-signal capability and a full mass range to 3,000 amu. --The new Agilent 6120 Single Quad offers 10-picogram sensitivity and positive/negative switching capability, which previously was available only in Agilent's high-end single quad. The 6210 provides drug-discovery and development researchers with a cost-effective means of rapidly analyzing new compound libraries. --The Agilent 6110 Single Quad is the entry-level model and offers 10-picogram sensitivity. It is priced 18-percent lower than the previous model. Like all 6000 Series instruments, the single quads feature Agilent's autotune function, which improves ease of use, uptime and productivity by eliminating the need for manual recalibration from sample to sample. They are also compatible with the broadest range of ion sources in the industry, each of them easily exchanged. This includes Agilent's proprietary multimode ion source, which is the only source on the market to provide simultaneous electrospray ionization (ESI (Edge Side Includes) A markup language for Web pages that enables elements of a Web page to be dynamically assembled in servers distributed throughout the Internet. ) and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) is an ionization method used in mass spectrometry. It is a form of chemical ionization which takes place at atmospheric pressure. (APCI APCI Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization APCI Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. APCI Association of Professional Color Imagers APCI Advisory Panel on Country Information (UK) APCI Applied Personal Computing, Inc. ) data. This further improves productivity by reducing the need for repeated experimental runs and producing more information per unit of time. For more information about the 6100 Series single quads, contact your sales representative, the Agilent Customer Call Center (phone numbers by country available online at www.chem.agilent.com/scripts/cag_feedback.asp), or visit Agilent online at www.agilent.com/chem/SQ. Availability The Agilent 6100 Single Quads are available for order June 1, with shipments beginning in September 2006. Agilent in Mass Spectrometry mass spectrometry or mass spectroscopy Analytic technique by which chemical substances are identified by sorting gaseous ions by mass using electric and magnetic fields. Agilent is a leading provider of GC/MS GC/MS Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer GC/MS Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometry GC/MS Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrograph , LC/MS and ICP-MS ICP-MS Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy technologies for organic and inorganic spectroscopy. Among the company's key products are the 5973 and 5975 inert MSDs, the 7500 Series ICP-MS systems, and the new Agilent 6000 Series LC/MS triple quadrupole, ion trap, time-of-flight and quadrupole time-of-flight instruments. Agilent provides innovative HPLC-Chip/MS technology and the broadest range of ion sources in the industry. As a leader in separations and software, Agilent can address the entire customer workflow from sample introduction through data analysis. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.1 billion in fiscal 2005. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Press releases, photography (Image 85 in Image Library) and other information can be accessed on the Agilent Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis newsroom at www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/lsca. Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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