Study of a micro chamber quadrupole mass spectrometer

The design of a micro chamber quadrupole mass spectrometer (MCQMS) having a small total volume of only 20 cm 3 , including Faraday cup ion detector and ion source, is described. This MCQMS can resist a vacuum baking temperature of 400 – 500 ° C . The quadrupole elements with a hyperbolic surface are made of a ceramic material and coated with a thin metal layer. The quadrupole mass filter has a field radius of 3 mm and a length of 100 mm. Prototypes of this new MCQMS can detect a minimum partial pressure of 10 − 8 Pa , have a peak width of Δ M = 1 at 10 % peak height from mass number 1 to 60, and show an excellent long-term stability. The new MCQMS is intended to be used in residual gas analyses of electron devices during a mutual pumping and baking process.