Rectilinear ion trap

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010033",
  "term": "Rectilinear ion trap",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A linear quadrupole ion trap whose electrodes are flat rectangular plates instead of the hyperbolic or round rods of a conventional linear trap. The plates carry the radio frequency potentials, slits in some of them allow ion injection and ejection, and DC potentials on end electrodes hold ions along the axis. It traps ions in a two-dimensional radio frequency field, in contrast to the three-dimensional field of a Paul ion trap.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "Paul ion trap"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1583 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/rectilinear-ion-trap/"
}