Bending ions with a magnet

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Bending ions with a magnet

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Formula for ion bending / mass selection

Bending radius 90 degrees (in cm)= (143.95/B) (amu V/n) ^0.5

where B is in gauss
v= acceleration voltage
n =charge state ie for nitrogen N2 =0.5, N+ =1, N++ =2 etc
amu =atomic weight
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