Choose from an extensive portfolio of high-resolution accurate-mass (HRAM) Thermo Scientific Orbitrap mass analyzers. Our Orbitrap-based MS systems connect to liquid chromatography equipment to enhance separation of unknown compounds and enable high-throughput workflows. Some of our Orbitrap mass analyzers combine with ion traps and quadrupole mass filters. Compare products below to find the Orbitrap LC-MS instruments that meet your analysis needs the best.
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Choose the high-resolution accurate-mass (HRAM) Orbitrap mass spectrometer that's right for your lab
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| Q Exactive Focus |
Q Exactive |
Q Exactive Plus |
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| Ideal Applications | Forensic Toxicology, Clinical Research, Food & Environmental Safety Testing, Targeted Metabolomics | Forensic Toxicology, Clinical Research, Food & Environmental Safety Testing, Basic Academic Research, Targeted Metabolomics | Forensic Toxicology, Clinical Research, Food & Environmental Safety Testing, Basic Academic Research, Sport Anti-Doping, Biopharma development, Metabolomics, Lipidomics | |
| Analyses | MS and MS/MS, Qual/Quan, Screening & Confirmation | |||
| Almanac Web-Based Monitoring and Management | Requires Foundation 3.1 SP1 or later | |||
| Sample throughput | Low to medium | Medium to high | Medium to high |
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| Standard Features | ||||
| Resolving Power @ m/z 200 | 70,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 (up to 280,000 with BioPharma option) |
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| Mass Accuracy, (Internal Callibration) | <1 ppm with internal calibration |
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| Mass Range | m/z 50 - 3,000 | m/z 50 - 6,000 (up to 8000 with option) |
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| Scan Speed | Up to 12 Hz | |||
| Dynamic Range | Up to 5 orders | |||
| Ion Source | IonMax with H-ESI II probe | |||
| Polarity Switching | 1 full cycle <1 sec at 35,000 resolution setting | |||
| Multiplexing | 3 (SIM only) | 10 | ||
| Scan Functions | SIM & PRM | |||
| Dissociation | In-source CID, HCD | |||
| Optional Upgrades | ||||
| Intact Protein Mode | N/A | Yes | ||
| Enhanced Resolution Mode | N/A | Yes | ||
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Choose the high performance, high-resolution accurate-mass (HRAM) Orbitrap mass spectrometer that's right for your translational research lab
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| Orbitrap Exploris 480 | Q Exactive HF-X |
Q Exactive HF |
Q Exactive UHMR |
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| Ideal Applications | Proteomics, BioPharma | Proteomics, BioPharma, Metabolomics | Proteomics, Structural Biology | ||||
| Analyses | MS and MS/MS, Qual/Quan, Screening & Confirmation | MS and MS/MS, Screening & Confirmation | |||||
| Advanced Data-Dependent Experiments | SureQuant, Precursor Fit, Boxcar Scanning | N/A | |||||
| Almanac Web-Based Monitoring and Management | Require Foundation 3.1 SP1 or later | ||||||
| Standard Features | |||||||
| Resolving Power | 480,000 at m/z 200 | 240,000 at m/z 200 | 120,000 at m/z 200 (up to 240,000 with option) |
200,000 at m/z 400 | |||
| Mass Accuracy (Internal Callibration) |
<1 ppm internal calibration | ||||||
| Mass Range | m/z 40 - 6000 (up to 8000 with BioPharma option) |
m/z 50 - 6,000 (up to 8000 with BioPharma option) |
m/z 350 - 80,000 | ||||
| Scan Speed | Up to 40 Hz | Up to 18 Hz | Up to 18 Hz | Up to 12 Hz (at resolution setting of 12,500 @ m/z 400 | |||
| Polarity Switching | (1 full cycle <1 sec) | ||||||
| Ion Source | OptaMax NG | IonMax with H-ESI II probe | |||||
| Multiplexing | Up to 20 precursors/scan | N/A | |||||
| Scan Functions | FS, AIF, SIM, t-MS2, DIA, ddHCD | FS, AIF, SIM, PRM, DIA, ddHCD | FS, AIF, MS/MS, pseudo-MS3 | ||||
| Dissociation | In-source CID, IRM | In-source CID, HCD | In-source trapping, HCD | ||||
| Optional Upgrades | |||||||
| Intact Protein Mode | Yes | ||||||
| High Mass Rangen(HMRn, up to 8000 m/z) | Yes | N/A | |||||
| Easy-IC Ion Source | Yes | N/A | |||||
| FAIMS Pro Interface | Yes | N/A | |||||
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High-Field Asymmetric waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry (FAIMS) can be used to optimize ion selectivity and reduce chemical backgrounds during mass spectrometry assays. FAIMS successfully prevents interferences from co-eluting compounds and increases signal to noise ratios by 100-fold or higher.
For more information
Choose the maximum performance Tribrid Orbitrap mass spectrometer that's right for your discovery lab
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| Orbitrap ID-X Tribrid MS | Orbitrap Fusion Lumos Tribrid MS | Orbitrap Eclipse Tribrid MS | ||||||
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| Ideal Applications | Small molecule characterization and elucidation research for applications such as Metabolomics, Drug development Met ID, Extactables and Leachables, Industrial Environmental Health and more | Multi-omics, TMT, Intact/top-down proteomics, Intact/top-down proteomics, Targeted Quantification, Protein-Protein Crosslinking | Multi-omics, TMT, Intact/top-down proteomics, Intact/top-down proteomics, Targeted Quantification, Protein-Protein Crosslinking, NativeOmics, LC-top-down mass spectrometry, Biotherapeutics | |||||
| Analyses | MS and MSn, Qualitative and Quantitative, Profiling, screening, and targeted consistently cap or uncap | |||||||
| Advanced Data-Dependent Experiments | Universal Method, Product Ion & Neutral Loss Triggered-MSn, Isolation offset, MSn Library builder | SPS MS3, Universal Method, Product Ion & Neutral Loss Triggered-MSn, Isolation offset, Quanfirmation Acquisition, SureQuant | RTS SPS MS3 ,Universal Method, Product Ion & Neutral Loss Triggered-MSn, Isolation offset, Quanfirmation Acquisition, SureQuant, Precursor FitFilter | |||||
| AcquireX Acquisition Tool | Requires Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Tribrid Series 4.2 SP1QF1, 3.1 or greater | |||||||
| Almanac Web-Based Monitoring and Management | Requires Foundation 3.1 SP1 or later | |||||||
| Standard Features | ||||||||
| Resolution (FWHM) @m/z 200 | 7,500-500,000 | 7,500-500,000 (1M optional) |
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| Mass Accuracy (internal callibration) | <3 ppm (<1ppm) | |||||||
| Mass Range | m/z 50 - 2,000 | m/z 50 - 6,000 | m/z 50 - 6,000 (up to 8000 with HMRn) |
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| Ion Source | OptaMax NG | |||||||
| Ion Optics | S-lens | High-Capacity Ion Transfer Tube (HCTT), Electrodynamic Ion Funnel (EDIF) | ||||||
| Scan Speed (Under Defined Conditions) | 30 Hz (OT) 40 Hz (IT) | 40 Hz (OT) 45 Hz (IT) | ||||||
| Polarity Switching | One full cycle in 1.1 sec (positive and negative full scan with resolution of 30,000) | |||||||
| Scan Functions | Full scan, MS/MS, MSn, SIM, PRM, DIA, AIF | Full scan, MS/MS, MSn, SIM, PRM, DIA, AIF, TurboTMT | ||||||
| MSn Level | Up to 10 | |||||||
| Minimum Quadrupole Mass Filter | 0.4 amu | |||||||
| Linear Ion Trap Isolation | 0.2 to 600 amu | 0.2 to 4000 amu | ||||||
| Dissociation | In-source CID, HCD | |||||||
| Optional Upgrades | ||||||||
| ETD/EThcD | No | EASY-ETD | ||||||
| UVPD Laser | No | Yes | ||||||
| High Mass Rangen (HMRn, up to 8,000 m/z) | No | Yes | ||||||
| Proton Transfer Charged Reactions (PTCR) | No | Yes | ||||||
| EASY-IC Ion Source | Yes | |||||||
| 1M Resolution | No | Yes | ||||||
| FAIMS Pro Interface | No | Yes | ||||||
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High-Field Asymmetric waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry (FAIMS) can be used to optimize ion selectivity and reduce chemical backgrounds during mass spectrometry assays. FAIMS successfully prevents interferences from co-eluting compounds and increases signal to noise ratios by 100-fold or higher.
For more information
Choose the high-resolution accurate-mass (HRAM) Orbitrap mass spectrometer that's right for your lab
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| Q Exactive Focus |
Q Exactive |
Q Exactive Plus |
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| Ideal Applications | Forensic Toxicology, Clinical Research, Food & Environmental Safety Testing, Targeted Metabolomics | Forensic Toxicology, Clinical Research, Food & Environmental Safety Testing, Basic Academic Research, Targeted Metabolomics | Forensic Toxicology, Clinical Research, Food & Environmental Safety Testing, Basic Academic Research, Sport Anti-Doping, Biopharma development, Metabolomics, Lipidomics | |
| Analyses | MS and MS/MS, Qual/Quan, Screening & Confirmation | |||
| Almanac Web-Based Monitoring and Management | Requires Foundation 3.1 SP1 or later | |||
| Sample throughput | Low to medium | Medium to high | Medium to high |
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| Standard Features | ||||
| Resolving Power @ m/z 200 | 70,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 (up to 280,000 with BioPharma option) |
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| Mass Accuracy, (Internal Callibration) | <1 ppm with internal calibration |
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| Mass Range | m/z 50 - 3,000 | m/z 50 - 6,000 (up to 8000 with option) |
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| Scan Speed | Up to 12 Hz | |||
| Dynamic Range | Up to 5 orders | |||
| Ion Source | IonMax with H-ESI II probe | |||
| Polarity Switching | 1 full cycle <1 sec at 35,000 resolution setting | |||
| Multiplexing | 3 (SIM only) | 10 | ||
| Scan Functions | SIM & PRM | |||
| Dissociation | In-source CID, HCD | |||
| Optional Upgrades | ||||
| Intact Protein Mode | N/A | Yes | ||
| Enhanced Resolution Mode | N/A | Yes | ||
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For more information
Choose the high performance, high-resolution accurate-mass (HRAM) Orbitrap mass spectrometer that's right for your translational research lab
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| Orbitrap Exploris 480 | Q Exactive HF-X |
Q Exactive HF |
Q Exactive UHMR |
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| Ideal Applications | Proteomics, BioPharma | Proteomics, BioPharma, Metabolomics | Proteomics, Structural Biology | ||||
| Analyses | MS and MS/MS, Qual/Quan, Screening & Confirmation | MS and MS/MS, Screening & Confirmation | |||||
| Advanced Data-Dependent Experiments | SureQuant, Precursor Fit, Boxcar Scanning | N/A | |||||
| Almanac Web-Based Monitoring and Management | Require Foundation 3.1 SP1 or later | ||||||
| Standard Features | |||||||
| Resolving Power | 480,000 at m/z 200 | 240,000 at m/z 200 | 120,000 at m/z 200 (up to 240,000 with option) |
200,000 at m/z 400 | |||
| Mass Accuracy (Internal Callibration) |
<1 ppm internal calibration | ||||||
| Mass Range | m/z 40 - 6000 (up to 8000 with BioPharma option) |
m/z 50 - 6,000 (up to 8000 with BioPharma option) |
m/z 350 - 80,000 | ||||
| Scan Speed | Up to 40 Hz | Up to 18 Hz | Up to 18 Hz | Up to 12 Hz (at resolution setting of 12,500 @ m/z 400 | |||
| Polarity Switching | (1 full cycle <1 sec) | ||||||
| Ion Source | OptaMax NG | IonMax with H-ESI II probe | |||||
| Multiplexing | Up to 20 precursors/scan | N/A | |||||
| Scan Functions | FS, AIF, SIM, t-MS2, DIA, ddHCD | FS, AIF, SIM, PRM, DIA, ddHCD | FS, AIF, MS/MS, pseudo-MS3 | ||||
| Dissociation | In-source CID, IRM | In-source CID, HCD | In-source trapping, HCD | ||||
| Optional Upgrades | |||||||
| Intact Protein Mode | Yes | ||||||
| High Mass Rangen(HMRn, up to 8000 m/z) | Yes | N/A | |||||
| Easy-IC Ion Source | Yes | N/A | |||||
| FAIMS Pro Interface | Yes | N/A | |||||
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High-Field Asymmetric waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry (FAIMS) can be used to optimize ion selectivity and reduce chemical backgrounds during mass spectrometry assays. FAIMS successfully prevents interferences from co-eluting compounds and increases signal to noise ratios by 100-fold or higher.
For more information
Choose the maximum performance Tribrid Orbitrap mass spectrometer that's right for your discovery lab
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| Orbitrap ID-X Tribrid MS | Orbitrap Fusion Lumos Tribrid MS | Orbitrap Eclipse Tribrid MS | ||||||
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| Ideal Applications | Small molecule characterization and elucidation research for applications such as Metabolomics, Drug development Met ID, Extactables and Leachables, Industrial Environmental Health and more | Multi-omics, TMT, Intact/top-down proteomics, Intact/top-down proteomics, Targeted Quantification, Protein-Protein Crosslinking | Multi-omics, TMT, Intact/top-down proteomics, Intact/top-down proteomics, Targeted Quantification, Protein-Protein Crosslinking, NativeOmics, LC-top-down mass spectrometry, Biotherapeutics | |||||
| Analyses | MS and MSn, Qualitative and Quantitative, Profiling, screening, and targeted consistently cap or uncap | |||||||
| Advanced Data-Dependent Experiments | Universal Method, Product Ion & Neutral Loss Triggered-MSn, Isolation offset, MSn Library builder | SPS MS3, Universal Method, Product Ion & Neutral Loss Triggered-MSn, Isolation offset, Quanfirmation Acquisition, SureQuant | RTS SPS MS3 ,Universal Method, Product Ion & Neutral Loss Triggered-MSn, Isolation offset, Quanfirmation Acquisition, SureQuant, Precursor FitFilter | |||||
| AcquireX Acquisition Tool | Requires Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Tribrid Series 4.2 SP1QF1, 3.1 or greater | |||||||
| Almanac Web-Based Monitoring and Management | Requires Foundation 3.1 SP1 or later | |||||||
| Standard Features | ||||||||
| Resolution (FWHM) @m/z 200 | 7,500-500,000 | 7,500-500,000 (1M optional) |
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| Mass Accuracy (internal callibration) | <3 ppm (<1ppm) | |||||||
| Mass Range | m/z 50 - 2,000 | m/z 50 - 6,000 | m/z 50 - 6,000 (up to 8000 with HMRn) |
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| Ion Source | OptaMax NG | |||||||
| Ion Optics | S-lens | High-Capacity Ion Transfer Tube (HCTT), Electrodynamic Ion Funnel (EDIF) | ||||||
| Scan Speed (Under Defined Conditions) | 30 Hz (OT) 40 Hz (IT) | 40 Hz (OT) 45 Hz (IT) | ||||||
| Polarity Switching | One full cycle in 1.1 sec (positive and negative full scan with resolution of 30,000) | |||||||
| Scan Functions | Full scan, MS/MS, MSn, SIM, PRM, DIA, AIF | Full scan, MS/MS, MSn, SIM, PRM, DIA, AIF, TurboTMT | ||||||
| MSn Level | Up to 10 | |||||||
| Minimum Quadrupole Mass Filter | 0.4 amu | |||||||
| Linear Ion Trap Isolation | 0.2 to 600 amu | 0.2 to 4000 amu | ||||||
| Dissociation | In-source CID, HCD | |||||||
| Optional Upgrades | ||||||||
| ETD/EThcD | No | EASY-ETD | ||||||
| UVPD Laser | No | Yes | ||||||
| High Mass Rangen (HMRn, up to 8,000 m/z) | No | Yes | ||||||
| Proton Transfer Charged Reactions (PTCR) | No | Yes | ||||||
| EASY-IC Ion Source | Yes | |||||||
| 1M Resolution | No | Yes | ||||||
| FAIMS Pro Interface | No | Yes | ||||||
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High-Field Asymmetric waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry (FAIMS) can be used to optimize ion selectivity and reduce chemical backgrounds during mass spectrometry assays. FAIMS successfully prevents interferences from co-eluting compounds and increases signal to noise ratios by 100-fold or higher.
For more information
Definition of terms
Resolution: Frequently reported in full width at half maximum (FWHM), resolution is the separation of two mass spectrometry peaks and is calculated as the mass of a peak (M) divided by resolving power (∆M).
Mass accuracy: Expressed in parts per million, this value indicates how much an instrument deviates from a known standard or calibrant.
Scan rate: Measured in hertz, the scan rate of an MS indicates how quickly it scans a mass spectrum.
Polarity switch: The collection of both positive and negative sample ionization data (spectra) by the ion trap during a single MS analysis. Polarity switching is applied to the study of drugs, drug metabolites, pesticides, etc.
PRM: Parallel reaction monitoring (PRM) is a targeted method of high resolution MS quantification in which a full scan of each precursor ion transition is monitored; i.e., all fragments derived from the precursor ion are monitored. In contrast, single reaction monitoring (SRM) performs one transition monitoring at a time.
Multiplex: The ability of a mass analyzer to acquire data from multiple precursor ions in the same scan without compromising high signal-to-noise ratio.
MSn: Also termed tandem MS, the use of multiple stage MS to capture product ion spectra of a defined m/z, where n is the number of recorded product ion stages.
ETD: Electron transfer dissociation (ETD) results in the fragmentation of the peptide backbone of MS samples, simplifying identification of peptide modification sites.
Synchronous MS3: A method of quantitation that involves simultaneous selection of several MS2 precursors for MS3 analysis and is often used during TMT and iTRAQ experiments.
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