Designed to unravel complex chemical structures while delivering the highest versatility and comprehensive workflow support for unknown compound ID and small molecule analysis, the Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap™ IQ-X™ Tribrid™ mass spectrometer empowers you to collect more meaningful data.
Combining industry-leading mass analyzer technology analysis with intelligent acquisition, intuitive software and remote, hands free calibration, discover a new level of improved confidence in structure elucidation, with on-the-fly identification of small molecules to reveal more chemical structures with ease.
The Orbitrap IQ-X Tribrid MS seamlessly integrates with industry-leading solutions to provide a complete workflow solution, including Thermo Scientific™ Vanquish™ Duo UHPLC Systems, Thermo Scientific™ FAIMS Pro Duo interface for differential ion mobility, Thermo Scientific™ Compound Discoverer™ data analysis software, and the most comprehensive spectral libraries available on Thermo Scientific™ mzCloud™, enabling an intelligent MSⁿ data acquisition strategy to easily conduct small molecule structural elucidation, identification, and characterization.
Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap™ IQ-X™ Tribrid™ Mass Spectrometer
Other benefits of this mass spectrometry system include:
- A combination of the best of quadrupole, linear ion trap and Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap™ mass analyzer technology for acquisition of the richest MSⁿ data per sample.
- Spend more time on results, less time on instrument set-up with the new Auto-Ready ion source for remote, hands free calibration, combined with the Thermo Scientific™ EASY-IC™ (Internal Calibration) source to deliver superior mass accuracy in every scan, mass calibration can be fully automated, increasing productivity.
- Real-Time Library Search provides higher confidence small molecule analysis using on-the-fly spectral matching for decision-based triggering of MSⁿ scan events that increase certainty.
- Expanded Thermo Scientific™ AcquireX workflow capabilities provide easy and intelligent acquisitions to find more compounds by integrating independent experiments into an automated workflow for efficient and comprehensive sample and study characterization.
- Flexible fragmentation choices for structural determination of lipids, metabolites, and other small molecules utilizing Collision induced dissociation (CID), Higher-energy collisional dissociation (HCD) and optional Ultraviolet Photodissociation (UVPD).
- Improved unknown analysis and fine isotope detection with optional 1,000,000 (1M) FWHM resolution at m/z 200.
Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap™ IQ-X™ Tribrid™ Mass Spectrometer
Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap™ IQ-X™ Tribrid™ Mass Spectrometer Specifications
- Dimensions (D x W x H): 30 x 50 x 28 in. (77 x 127 x 70 cm)
- Dynamic Range: >5000 within a single scan
- Mass Accuracy:
- Orbitrap mass accuracy:
- <3 ppm RMS using external calibration
- <1 ppm RMS using internal calibration
- Orbitrap mass accuracy:
- Polarity Switching: One Full Cycle in 1.1 sec
- Scan Rates:
- OTMSⁿ: Up to 40 Hz
- ITMSⁿ: Up to 45 Hz
- Weight (Metric): 318 kg (700 lb.)
- Mass Range: Full MS Mass Range: 50 to 2000 m/z to MSⁿ Mass Range: 40 to 2000 m/z
- Max. Resolution: Up to 500,000 at m/z 200
- Resolution:
- 7500 to 500,000 (FWHM) at m/z 200
- 1M Option: up to 1,000,000 (FWHM) at m/z 200
- Type: Orbitrap IQ-X Tribrid MS IC
- Unit Size: Each


