Acquired in 2017)
Located in 41 Noyes Lab, the Autoflex is available for researchers self-use after training. If you want to use it, contact Furong Sun by e-mail frs@illinois.edu.
The Bruker Autoflex Speed LRF is a MALDI TOF instrument with the following specifications.
- Linear mass range at least up to 300 kDa.
- High mass resolution over a wide mass range. In reflectron mode, resolution of 10,000 – 22,000 FWHM simultaneously across a wide m/z range 900 – 4500 in a seamless mass spectrum.
- MS resolution > 26,000 FWHM achieved in MS mode
- Reflectron mass accuracy ≤ 2 ppm with internal calibration.
- Ultra-stable 2 kHz electronics for TOF analyzer, detector and ion source fully enables a 1-2000 Hz data acquisition rate for MS mode
- ≥ 4 GS/s digitizer.