The Mass Spectrometry facility is located at 2323 FFSC. A number of walk-up instruments are available for Duke researchers in the Department of Chemistry once they have completed training, and additional instruments are available for assisted operation with Facility staff. The available instruments are:
Shimadzu QP2010 GCMS
- Capabilities include GC with EI (low resolution) and auto-sampler/auto-injector
- Open access after training, or assisted operation available
Agilent 6224 LC/MS-TOF (High-Resolution)
- Capabilities include ESI-MS using either flow injection or conventional HPLC
- Agilent 1200 HPLC with a variety of HPLC columns and UV detection
- Mass accuracy within +/- 3 ppm for mass confirmation and publication
- Operated by staff, or assisted operation available (experienced users)
- Funding Reference for Publications: NSF Award No. CHE-0923097
Agilent 6460 Triple Quadrupole LC-MS
- Capabilities include LC-MS/MS (conventional flow, or nano-flow/nano-spray with Chip Cube interface)
- Agilent 1260 with a variety of HPLC columns and UV detection
- Operated by staff, or assisted operation available (experienced users)
- Funding Reference for Publications: NSF Award No. CHE-1531119
Bruker Autoflex Speed LRF MALDI-TOF System
- Capabilities include both linear and reflectron detection
- Open access after training, or assisted operation available
- Funding Reference for Publications: North Carolina Biotechnology Center Grant #2017-IDG-1018
