EVOQ GC-TQ
The EVOQ® triple quadrupole (TQ) detector is a comprehensive solution for the most demanding gas chromatography applications.
The EVOQ® GC-TQ by Bruker is a cutting-edge triple quadrupole mass spectrometer that redefines performance standards in gas chromatography. Its advanced “lens-free” elliptical ion-path design ensures ultra-high sensitivity and virtually eliminates chemical noise, delivering unparalleled signal clarity. Equipped with high-speed electronics, the EVOQ® GC-TQ facilitates rapid analysis, accommodating more multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) transitions per run and enhancing data precision. The system’s active-focusing Q0 utilizes helium molecules to boost ion transmission, while its unique curved collision cell design minimizes ion losses, ensuring superior signal-to-noise ratios. User-friendly software streamlines workflows from sample introduction to report generation, featuring an autofill function that simplifies MRM method setup by automatically populating transitions from a comprehensive compound library.
Ideal for applications in food safety, environmental analysis, forensic toxicology, and targeted metabolomics, the EVOQ® GC-TQ offers robust performance in a compact benchtop footprint, making it an indispensable tool for laboratories seeking efficiency and precision.
Key Features
- High-Speed Performance: Advanced electronics enable rapid analysis, accommodating more multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) transitions per run and providing better sensitivity with increased data points for each chromatographic peak.
- Ultra-High Sensitivity: The innovative “lens-free” elliptical ion-path design ensures exceptional sensitivity by reducing statistical ion losses and eliminating charging effects, allowing more ions to reach the detector.
- Minimal Noise: The unique ion-path and curved collision cell design virtually eliminate neutral or chemical noise, enhancing signal-to-noise ratios and improving MRM sensitivity by significantly reducing ion losses due to ion scattering.
- Robust Performance: Equipped with a high-capacity turbo-pump as standard, the EVOQ® GC-TQ ensures consistent high performance and allows for field upgrades, including chemical ionization options.
- User-Friendly Software: The system features a powerful, intuitive software suite that simplifies workflows from sample introduction to report generation. The MRM Method Builder, designed by chromatographers, auto-fills MRM transitions, streamlining method development.
Specifications
Mass Spectrometry
- Scan modes: Full Scan, Precursor Ion Scan, Product Ion Scan, Neutral Loss Scan, Selected Ion Monitoring (SIM), Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM)
- Ionization mode: Electron Ionization (EI) as standard
- Mass range: 10 – 1200 m/z
- Scan rate: Up to 30,000 Da/sec
- Minimum scan time (dwell time): 0.5 ms
- Maximum acquisition MRM rate: 1,000 MRM/sec
- Dynamic range: Up to 10⁷
Gas Chromatograph Options
| GC Model | 8300 GC | 8500 GC |
| Injectors | Split/Splitless (SSL) or Programmable Temperature Vaporization (PTV), backflush option available for all injectors | Split/Splitless (SSL) or Programmable Temperature Vaporization (PTV), backflush option available for all injectors |
| Maximum temperature | 450 °C | 450 °C |
| Split range | 1-10,000 (column dependent) | 1-10,000 (column dependent) |
| Area repeatability | < 1% RSD (depending on the autosampler specifications) | < 1% RSD (depending on the autosampler specifications) |
| Cool down rate | 400 °C to 50 °C in 4.5 minutes | 400 °C to 50 °C in 4.5 minutes |
| Available Detectors | Flame Ionization Detector (FID), Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD), Electron Capture Detector (ECD), Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector (NPD), Pulsed Flame Photometric Detector (PFPD) | Flame Ionization Detector (FID), Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD), Electron Capture Detector (ECD), Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector (NPD), Pulsed Flame Photometric Detector (PFPD) |
Triple Quad MS
The EVOQ® GC-TQ Series sets a new industry standard for GC-MS
Speed
Advanced electronics deliver high speed performance.
Sensitivity
Active focusing produces a robust and highly sensitive system.
Signal-to-noise
Elliptical ion-path design results in virtually zero neutral or chemical noise.
Performance
High capacity turbo-pump standard provides unrivaled performance.
The Gas Chromatographer’s Triple Quad
Today Bruker is pioneering the migration of technology from research to commercial laboratory. The EVOQ® GC-TQ reflects this design philosophy and solve the hardware and software challenges faced by the quantitative analysis community.
Workflow design – Simple, intuitive, powerful
The daily laboratory routine faces constant demands, including following standards and regulations, meeting stringent timelines, and fulfilling various reporting requests. The powerful software suite for the EVOQ® GC-TQ series simplifies workflows from sample to report, with instrument and user interfaces that adapt to your needs.
Client-server based software – integrating instruments for high throughput and ease of use
The software integrates acquisition and data handling together, and allows the installation to be tailored specifically to your laboratory’s needs. Whether one instrument at one station, or a centralized server with several mass spectrometers feeding data in from all over the world, the Bruker network maximizes system uptime.
Libraries – User-created or commercial library support
The EVOQ® GC-TQ gives users the freedom to create an unlimited number of libraries to share with partners around the world, which can be shared between different clients from one or more servers. The use of pre-determined libraries and commercially available databases in NIST format represents a substantial time savings.
MRM Method Builder – Designed by chromatographers
The EVOQ® GC-TQ’s autofill function removes the need to know the MRM transition of an analyte. A simple drag-and-drop of the compound from the factory-installed compound library, which contains more than 3000 MRM transitions, automatically sets up the method and manages the TQ duty cycle.
Unrivaled performance, reliability and compact for benchtop space savings
The EVOQ® GC-TQ utilizes an innovative “lens-free” elliptical ion-path design that delivers ultra-high sensitivity and chemical noise reduction.
Additional benefits include:
EVOQ® GC-TQ set new standards of performance in:
Forensic Toxicology
Body fluids are amongst the toughest matrices for analysis. The EVOQ® GC-TQ series delivers sustained sensitivity and robustness to meet the unique challenges of forensic analysis, while minimizing maintenance downtime.
Food Analysis and Testing
Ideal for testing for pesticide and veterinary drug residues, and other contaminants in food products. The high MRM speed allows high throughput chromatography testing, delivering a wide scope of application utility and unprecedented flexibility.
Environmental Analysis
The MRM software databases allow the simple set up of methods to screen and quantify hundreds of compounds, even those detected in low amounts.