Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: Feinstein Institute For Medical Research
LTQ XL is a good machine.
Application Area: Analyze stability of small molecule
"The product is robust, the results are repeatable. Easy to use, and the customer service is good. For general chemistry lab users, it's a good choice within a limited budget."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: TTC Analytical Services, Corporation
Excellent instrument.
Application Area:proteomics
"Samples are quickly analyzed and very accurate results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2013
Organization: NDTL
Application Area:MS fragmentation building, Impurities/metabolite identification/characterization, data dependent
"I liked its ease of operation, easily accessible functions, rugged instrument design performance, which enables and encourages a user to explore and exploit a wide array of functions that it offers."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2010
Organization: Purdue University
Application Area:Bioanalytical
"It is a robust instrument with good quality. The software interface is easy to use and user friendly. The accuracy and resolution may not be as good as other instruments, such as the Orbitrap."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2011
Organization: University of Michigan
"LTQ XL is a good ion trap for neuropeptide analyses, and it's fairly easy to maintain. Changing ion source to new objective source improves capillary-LC interface. However, I feel it should scan faster."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2011
Organization: University of Florida
"The hardware is of top-notch construction and analytical performance, however the software could be a bit more user friendly."
The LTQ XL™ extends the legendary MSn performance of the LTQ™, incorporating more techniques to generate structural information through Thermo Scientific’s innovations in ion trap technology. Thermo Scientific's LTQ XL is the only mass spectrometer that offers multiple dissociation techniques, PQD, ETD and CID. Pulsed Q Collision Induced Dissociation (PQD) is a patented technique that eliminates the low mass cut-off concern inherent with all ion traps. This results in extensive coverage for predicted and unpredicted metabolites, and the ability to perform peptide quantification using iTRAQ™ labels.
In addition, fast polarity switching for high-sensitivity analysis of unknowns, high resolution isolation (HRI), intelligent Data Dependent™ acquisition, and optional high resolution accurate mass functionality are all tools to help the researcher gain confident structural identification routinely.
LTQ XL – Redefining Performance