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Overview
The GCMS-TQ RX Series is a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer integrating advanced Shimadzu technologies to meet diverse and growing demands of modern analytical laboratories. Based on the "3R" concept — Reliable, Resilient, Responsible — the series delivers consistent performance alongside exceptional ease of use. The system combines robust hardware with intuitive software and advanced automation to adapt to a wide range of analytical needs, supporting routine analysis and future applications.

Highlights

• Built to adapt — Adjusts to changing methods, matrices and carrier gas conditions.
• Multipurpose platform — Smart MRM+ and Multi-Mode Injection (MMI) expand application coverage on a single system.
• Flexible carrier gas options — Supports helium, hydrogen or nitrogen and includes functions to reduce carrier gas consumption.

Key features

• Multi-Mode Injection Unit (MMI) — Supports split/splitless (SPL), programmable temperature vaporization (PTV), large-volume injection (LVI), direct injection and thermal desorption/extraction (TD/TE). Dedicated software enables easy method creation and transfer.
• High performance with minimal downtime — Proprietary thermal insulation yields high temperature stability and rapid heating/cooling; reduced maintenance time for inlet components.
• Thermal desorption (TD) — MMI can heat samples at up to 1200 °C/min enabling rapid thermal desorption.
• Boosted-efficiency ion source — Optimized electron beam focus in EI maximizes ionization efficiency; compatible with specific RX models.
• Smart EI/CI ion source — Acquires CI data without switching the ion source and retains EI sensitivity for combined qualitative/qualitative analysis.
• SMCI — Uses methanol in the ion source instead of flammable gases to perform CI analysis.
• UFsweeper collision cell — Efficient ion removal for high CID efficiency and high-speed ion transport enabling simultaneous multicomponent MRM analysis.
• Off-Axis ion optics & new detector — Off-Axis optics eliminate neutral noise; new low-noise detector and dual Off-Axis configuration reduce noise and improve stability.
• Quadrupole with pre-rods — High-accuracy mass separation and minimized quadrupole contamination.
• Long-life filament — Filament life >5× conventional filaments.
• Smart MRM+ — Flexible acquisition windows and simultaneous Scan/MRM methods.
• LabSolutions GCMS & LabSolutions Insight — Integrated software for acquisition and analysis; Peakintelligence for GCMS provides AI-based peak integration.
• Carrier gas flexibility & economy — Carrier gas saver and optional gas selector for switching to nitrogen during standby; hydrogen support with optional sensor.
• Sustainability features — Ecology mode and compatibility with oil-free roughing pumps.
• Maintenance & usability — ClickTek™ nut for tool-free GC inlet access; Easy sTop for septum/insert replacement without stopping vacuum; touch-panel controls.
• Twin Line MS system — Simultaneous connection of two columns to MS for application-specific acquisition without stopping vacuum.
• Chromatography features — Backflush, detector splitting/switching and heart-cut for flexible separations and reduced analysis time.

Documenti e applicazioni (selezione)
Application notes and product brochures are available covering pesticide residue analysis, PFAS screening and other validated workflows; example shown: simultaneous analysis of 439 pesticide compounds at 5 pg/µL.

Caratteristiche tecniche

• Denomination: GCMS-TQ RX Series (triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS series)
• Injection modes (MMI): SPL, splitless, PTV, LVI, direct injection, TD/TE
• MMI heating rate (TD): up to 1200 °C/min
• Ionization modes: EI, Smart EI/CI, SMCI (methanol)
• Key technologies: UFsweeper collision cell, Off-Axis ion optics, low-noise detector
• MRM performance: supports simultaneous analysis of hundreds of compounds (example: 439 pesticides)
• Filament: long-life filament >5× conventional lifetime
• Carrier gases: Helium, Hydrogen, Nitrogen; gas saver and optional gas selector
• Software: LabSolutions GCMS, LabSolutions Insight, Peakintelligence for GCMS
• System options: Twin Line MS, backflush, detector splitting/switching, heart-cut
• Sustainability: Ecology mode; oil-free roughing pump compatibility
• Maintenance: ClickTek nut; Easy sTop; touch-panel controls