Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

An advanced and comprehensive portfolio of ICP-MS instruments

Thermo Scientific ICP-MS instruments are designed to meet the needs of all laboratories, from high-throughput laboratories performing applied testing to cutting-edge research facilities.

Browse our complete instrument portfolio and contact us to help you tailor a solution specific to your application and workflow needs.

Overview of ICP-MS technologies

Single Quadrupole ICP-MS (SQ‑ICP‑MS)

Complete elemental analysis from sub-ppt to ppm levels, allowing high sample throughput in both applied testing and industrial laboratories.

Triple Quadrupole ICP-MS (TQ‑ICP‑MS)

Advanced interference removal for best-in-class detection limits and accuracy built into a compact benchtop instrument.

Multicollector ICP-MS (MC-ICP-MS)

Offers isotope ratio analysis with precision, sensitivity, dynamic range and stability for the fields of earth sciences, nuclear sciences, and other disciplines.

High Resolution ICP-MS (HR-ICP-MS)

Class-leading elimination of interferences for ultra-sensitive, reliable multi-element analyses at trace levels, even without sample preparation.

Software for Trace Elemental Analysis

We offer an intuitive, user-friendly software platform designed to simplify trace elemental analysis workflows and maximize efficiency.

ICP-MS technique selection guide

	SQ-ICP-MS	TQ-ICP-MS	HR-ICP-MS	MC-ICP-MS
Features	Combines best-in-class interference removal with speed of analysis for fast and reliable trace elemental analysis	Advanced interference removal and an additional quadrupole to suppress unwanted side reactions	Elimination of interferences for ultrasensitive, reliable multi-element analyses at trace levels, without sample preparation	Combines high-resolution, high-sensitivity and multicollection with innovative amplifier technology for multi-isotope analysis down to trace levels
Key Technology	Single quadrupole + flatapole design QCell, automatically adjusted low mass cut off	Triple quadrupole + flatapole design QCell Reaction Finder Method Development Assistant for easy method development	Double-focusing magnetic sector field available with either discrete dynode detector or with additional single Faraday detector	Double-focusing magnetic sector field with moveable Faraday collectors; also available with multiple ion-counting devices
Interference Removal	Kinetic Energy Discrimination (KED), optional reactive gases	Kinetic Energy Discrimination (KED), different reactive gases	Physical interference removal using magnetic and electrostatic fields
Applications	High quality, high-throughput analysis in applied testing for environmental, food safety, industrial or pharmaceutical applications; challenging matrices	For applied testing applications or cutting-edge research analyses; suitable for high-matrix samples	Semiconductor, geological and material science laboratories, organic and inorganic solutions or solid matrices	Earth and nuclear sciences, biochemistry, food, forensics and medical sciences that require high-precision isotope
Size	Benchtop	Benchtop	Floor-standing	Floor-standing