EI源的离子光学数字模拟系统开发与研究

Development and Research of Ion Optics Digital Simulation System for EI Source

  • 摘要: 离子光学系统是电子电离(EI)源的重要组件,利用静电透镜提取离子室中的离子并进行聚焦、加速和整形,调控离子束的速度和能量。离子光学系统的性能直接影响质谱仪的灵敏度和稳定性。基于数字模拟手段的EI源离子光学系统能够追踪离子从产生到进入质量分析器前的运动轨迹,有助于深入理解和认识离子在系统中的动力学行为,研究离子运动的关键影响因素。本研究建立了EI源离子光学数字模拟系统Sim-EI-Lens-COM-V1.0,基于该系统构建了柱状和片状2种透镜的离子光学系统,探究离子光学系统的几何结构对离子传输效率的影响。通过电压粗调、细调和精调,获得最大离子通过率时的优化电压组合,柱状透镜离子光学系统的通过率可达到97%,片状透镜可达到99%以上。不同离子的传输时间随质荷比的增加而延长,相同离子通过柱状透镜的传输时间短于片状透镜。离子在2种离子光学系统出口处的径向能量分布具有相似性,片状透镜的轴向能量分布一致性高于柱状透镜。

     

    Abstract: The ion optical system is an important component of electron impact (EI) ion source, which uses electrostatic lens to extract ions in the ion chamber, further focus, accelerate and shape, and regulate the speed and energy of the ion beam. The performance of the ion optical system will directly affect the sensitivity and stability of the mass spectrometer. Based on the digital simulation, the ion optical system of EI source can be used to track the movement trajectory of ions from generation to the moment before entering the mass analyzer, which is helpful to deeply understand and recognize the dynamic behavior of ions in the system, and study the key influencing factors of ion movement. In this paper, the ion optical digital simulation system of EI source named Sim-EI-Lens-COM-V1.0 was developed. The geometric structure of each component in the simulation system can be uniformly configured and modified, which is suitable for the simulation of different types of ion optical systems. Based on the developed simulation system, two kinds of typical ion optics with cylindrical and sheet lenses were constructed. The key factors affecting the ion transport efficiency, such as geometric size and voltage parameter of each component in the simulation system, the species and total number of ions produced, and the time of the ion to pass through the system, were studied. Firstly, the influences of the electrostatic lens thickness on the ion dynamic behavior and transport efficiency were investigated. Then appropriate number and initial distribution of ions were selected, and the parametric scanning calculations of the voltage parameters were carried out. Through coarse, fine and precise adjustment of different voltage step values, the optimal voltage combinations of two typical ion optics systems were achieved. The performances of the two ion optical systems were compared under the optimal voltage combination. The result showed that the ion transmission in cylindrical lens ion optical system can reach to 97%, and it can reach more than 99% in sheet lens. The time for ions to pass through the system increases with the increasing of ion mass-charge ratio. The time to pass through the cylindrical lens is shorter than that of the sheet lens under the same ion mass-charge ratio. The radial energy distributions of ions at the outlet of the two ions optical systems are similar, and the axial energy distribution at the outlet of the sheet lens is more concentrated with higher consistency.

     

/

返回文章
返回