Xevo TQ Absolute Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

Xevo TQ Absolute Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

The Xevo TQ Absolute Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer is the pinnacle of sensitivity, efficiency, and sustainability, designed to overcome the most demanding analytical challenges with confidence. This state-of-the-art instrument delivers exceptional performance, enabling laboratories to quantify even the most challenging small mass and negative ionizing compounds with unmatched precision. Whether your goals are meeting stringent regulatory requirements or advancing scientific research, the Xevo TQ Absolute provides the tools to achieve success with ease.

Reaching lower limits of quantitation for complex compounds is no longer a challenge. The Xevo TQ Absolute provides up to 15 times greater sensitivity for difficult-to-analyze negative ionizing compounds compared to its predecessor, ensuring faster, more confident decision-making. Whether analyzing polar pesticides, small organic molecules, or other challenging analytes, this mass spectrometer offers the performance needed to meet regulatory requirements and exceed expectations in routine and advanced workflows.

The Xevo TQ Absolute helps laboratories meet their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitments without sacrificing performance. It consumes approximately 50% less electricity and gas, produces 50% less heat, and requires less air conditioning compared to other high-performance TQ mass spectrometers, significantly reducing operational costs. Its compact footprint optimizes laboratory space, providing more analytical capability per square foot and supporting sustainable, efficient lab management.

Designed to streamline workflows and maximize productivity, the Xevo TQ Absolute is supported by flexible software options, including waters_connect and MassLynx. The modern, app-based waters_connect platform offers intuitive features like Exception Focused Review (XFR), which can reduce data review time by up to 50%. Meanwhile, the trusted MassLynx software provides unparalleled versatility for diverse application areas, allowing laboratories to choose the solution that best fits their unique needs.

The Xevo TQ Absolute is built for consistent robustness and reproducibility, minimizing downtime and ensuring reliable operation over extended periods. Its advanced source shield and optimal probe positioning guidance reduce contamination from sample matrix or mobile phase salts, maintaining peak performance and decreasing maintenance frequency. This ensures uninterrupted workflows, maximizing uptime and efficiency in even the busiest laboratories.

Waters supports your success with award-winning service and training solutions tailored to your needs. From flexible service plans like FlexCHOICE to trade-in and upgrade programs like FlexUP, Waters offers comprehensive support to keep your laboratory running smoothly and ready for future challenges.

Compact, powerful, and environmentally conscious, the Xevo TQ Absolute Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer sets a new standard for tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry. By combining superior sensitivity, reduced operational costs, and streamlined workflows, this instrument enables laboratories to achieve absolute confidence in their results while advancing sustainability goals.

Experience the Xevo TQ Absolute difference and unlock new possibilities for your most challenging analyses.

FAQs About the Xevo TQ Absolute Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

1. What types of compounds can the Xevo TQ Absolute analyze?
The Xevo TQ Absolute is designed to analyze a wide range of compounds, including small molecules, polar pesticides, pharmaceuticals, metabolites, and environmental contaminants. Its exceptional sensitivity for negative ionizing compounds makes it ideal for challenging analytes that are difficult to quantify with traditional mass spectrometry systems. The system's versatility allows it to handle complex sample matrices across industries, including food safety, environmental testing, clinical research, and pharmaceutical development.

2. What is the minimum limit of quantitation (LOQ) that can be achieved with this system?
The Xevo TQ Absolute is capable of achieving extremely low limits of quantitation (LOQs), even for challenging compounds. With sensitivity improvements of up to 15 times compared to previous models, it can reliably detect and quantify trace-level analytes in complex matrices. The exact LOQ depends on the specific application, analyte, and experimental conditions, but the system is engineered to meet stringent regulatory requirements for even the most demanding workflows.

3. How does the system minimize carryover and contamination during analysis?
The Xevo TQ Absolute incorporates advanced features to minimize carryover and contamination, ensuring consistent performance and reliable results. It uses programmable method settings to reduce residual analytes, while its optimized source shield protects the instrument from contamination caused by sample matrices and mobile phase salts. Additionally, precise probe positioning minimizes the risk of contamination, extending the instrument's uptime and reducing the need for frequent maintenance or cleaning.

4. How does the Xevo TQ Absolute reduce electricity and gas consumption?
The Xevo TQ Absolute is designed with sustainability in mind, consuming approximately 50% less electricity and gas than traditional high-performance triple quadrupole mass spectrometers. Its energy-efficient design also produces 50% less heat output, reducing the demand for air conditioning in the laboratory. This not only lowers operational costs but also supports environmental sustainability by reducing the lab's overall carbon footprint. These efficiency improvements make the Xevo TQ Absolute an environmentally conscious choice for modern analytical laboratories.