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Ion source and vacuum system for Bendix Mass Spectrometer

  • 1970s

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Close-up view of the ion source and vacuum system attachment designed for use with a Bendix Model MA-3A Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, with partial view of the oscilloscope. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical instrument of the Bendix Corporation.

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  • 8 in. H x 10 in. W
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  • (On verso) "MA-3A (S.O. 91700-141) (Bendix Int'l GMBH) on test stand. extra compensating magnet used."
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  • Box 2

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Bendix Corporation. “Ion Source and Vacuum System for Bendix Mass Spectrometer,” 1970–1979. Photographs from the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer Collection, Box 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/mg74qm405.

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