Triple quadrupole mass spectrometer

From Mass Spec Terms
IUPAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2013
Triple quadrupole mass spectrometer
Tandem mass spectrometer comprising two transmission quadrupole mass spectrometers in series, with a (non-selecting) RF-only quadrupole (or other multipole) between them to act as a collision cell.
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A. K. Shukla, J. H. Futrell. Mass Spectrom. Rev. 12, 211 (1993). (http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mas.1280120402 )

From Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013); DOI: 10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06 © IUPAC 2013.

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Diagram of a triple-quad MS operating in tandem-mass spectrometry mode.
Quadrupole from a Waters Xevo TQ-S triple quadrupole mass spectrometer.