Applications
Supply and Control of Electrodynamic Traps
CGC Instruments has many years of experience in developing hardware for ion traps, mass spectrometers, electron and ion optics, as well as electronic devices for controlling these systems.
Many of our products, including switches, (pre-)amplifiers, generators, power supplies, and counter or timer modules for our modular DAQ system, were specifically designed for applications such as:
If desired, we will calculate the operating parameters required for your trap or ion guide. Simply contact us with the necessary details — your multipole type and dimensions, the mass range of the ions or particles, as well as their transverse kinetic temperature / energy.
- Ion traps
- Traps for nano- or microparticles
- Quadrupole mass filters
- Ion guides
- Mass-selected ion deposition
- Electrospray ion sources
#Digital Supply of Multipoles (DITs)
Power analog switches with high isolation voltages for traps with large bias potentials, Trilevel option for field-free phases
- Power Switches 19AMX: Power switches in a 19" case with up to 4 channels
- Modular Switch System AMXR: Switches with modular design (19" case with exchangeable plug-in modules) for up to 24 channels
- Power Supply Units 19PSU: Precision power supply units in a 19" case (for supplying the power switches)
#Audio-Frequency (AF) Supply of Multipoles
Ultra-precision amplifiers for accurate measurements of the specific charge of trapped particles and for cooling and positioning of particles
- HV-AMP400FN-4+400-D: Fast high-voltage waveform generator for driving quadrupole traps
- QPS400-3: Quadrupole power supply for 3D quadrupole traps, 3× 400 V
#Radio-Frequency (RF) Supply of Multipoles
Supply of multipole ion traps or guides and specialized generators for driving high-resolution quadrupole mass analyzers
- RFG50: Fully customized radio frequency generators (50 W, up to 10 MHz)
- RFG-M: Modular radio frequency generator
- RFG300-DLU: Digitally controlled radio frequency generators for quadrupole mass analyzers, 300 W maximum
#Direct-Current (DC) Supply of Electrodes
Amplifiers capable of sinking and sourcing currents independently of the output voltage polarity so that ion or electron currents on the driven electrode do not influence its voltage
- HV-AMP200-5D: High-voltage bipolar power supply / amplifier, 5 channels, ±200 V
- HV-AMP200-4DS: High-voltage bipolar power supply / amplifier with a high-sensitivity current sensor, 4 channels, ±200 V
- HV-AMP200-4: Variable amplifier 4×200 V
- HV-AMP200N-1: Precise amplifier ±200 V
#Pulse Generation (Control of Entry and Exit Lenses)
Analog switches for generating fast pulsed voltages with various pulse shapes, e.g. for entry and exit electrodes of ion traps
- Signal Switches AMXT: Signal switches in a compact table-top case with up to 4 channels
- Modular Switch System AMXR: Switches with modular design (19" case with exchangeable plug-in modules) for up to 24 channels
#Data Acquisition and Experiment Control
- Pulse Generators / Sequencers SQC: Pulse generators / sequencers in a Eurotainer or 19" case for experiment control and digital signal acquisition
- DAS: Modular data acquisition system with various modules for digital signal processing or generation
- UDB-TMR20-2: Programmable timer for the DAS, 20 MHz, 15 bit, 2 channels
- UDB-PLA-4x4: Programmable logic array for the DAS, 4 channels
- UDB-CNT200-1: Counter for the DAS, 200 MHz, 32 bit, 1 channel
- UDB-CNT100-1: Counter for the DAS, 100 MHz, 32 bit, 1 channel
#Vacuum Hardware
Customer-specific vacuum components and PCBs
- Electrode systems for ion traps, guides, and funnels
- Rod systems for quadrupole mass analyzers
- Electron and ion optics for focussing and extracting
- Customer-specific RC filters for DC potentials, coupling RF voltages, and acceleration fields
