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<p>Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer with female model
</p><p><br></p><p>General view of a Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer with a female model. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical instrument of the Bendix Corporation.
</p><p>Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique used to identify qualitatively and quantitatively the atomic and molecular composition of inorganic and organic materials by sorting ions according to their mass-to-charge ratios. Mass spectrometers consist of four basic parts: a handling system used to introduce the unknown sample into the equipment; an ion source, in which a beam of particles characteristic of the sample is produced; an analyzer that separates the particles according to mass; and a detector, in which the separated ion components are collected and characterized.
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Published without a copyright notice in a Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer trade publication (a copy is in the Institute collections); accordingly, photo is in the public domain in the U.S. due to failure to comply with required formalities.</div>
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Bendix Corporation</div>
1960s <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1960-00-00T00:00:00Z/8</div>
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