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The Jackson Group
Department of Forensic and Investigative Science

Facilities

Instrumentation

Bruker amaZon Ion Trap (~2012) Mass Spectrometer with DART, CTD, & ETD

Th Bruker 3D ion trap is the work-horse for most of our CTD experiments. We duplicated the capability with our collaborators, Dr. Hélène Rogniaux and Dr. David Ropartz, at the BIBS MS platform  INRAE in Nantes, France. This instrument is also compatible with UHPLC to accomplish UHPLC-CTD-MS of complex mixtures of oligosaccharides.
Courtney with CTD electronics May 2025
Em with DART on Bruker May 2025

Thermo Scientific Velos Pro (~2012) Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer with ETD & CTD

Our linear ion trap is primarily used for MS 2 and MS n fragmentation studies of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs). The instrument is also modified to enable Charge Transfer Dissociation (CTD) reactions.
McKenna with Velos Pro May 2025  

Shimadzu Nexera X2 UHPLC with DAD UV-Vis detection (~2018) 

Sometimes used to separate complex mixtures prior to MS/MS analysis on either of the mass spectrometers.
Maddie with HPLC May 2025