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Resolving Power for Various Mass Spectrometers
| Instrument Type | Resolving Power (FWHM)1 |
|---|---|
| Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (FT-ICR-MS) | > 1,000,000 |
| Orbitrap | 100,000 – 1,000,000 |
| High resolution time-of-flight (TOF) | 50,000 – 100,000 |
| Time-of-flight (TOF) | 10,000 |
| Quadrupole/ion trap | 1,000 – 5,000 |
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