Using the precursor and product ion scan to enhance your interference removal

This chat with an expert session will discuss Precursor and Product Ion Scan. This useful tool is great for users to become method development experts.

For example, we will explain how by using reaction gases in the reaction cell, for product ion scan, the second quadrupole scans the entire range to find the strongest product ions signals. This usesful tool greatly streamlines the workflow and simplifies method development.

Presenter: Chelsea Tajc (Field Application Engineer, Agilent Technologies, Inc.)

Chelsea was born and raised in Arizona and attended Northern Arizona University where she earned a B.S. in Biochemistry. After graduating, Chelsea wanted a change of scenery and moved to Portland, Oregon where she started working for a small environmental lab. In the lab, she had the responsibility of running the Inorganic Department which included a 7500 ICP-MS. This is how Chelsea learned about Agilent. In 2013, Chelsea joined Agilent as a Field Service Engineer and soon after became the ICP-MS Field Service Specialist for the Northwest District. Chelsea discovered a passion for teaching customers and resolving application-related service calls. During her time as an FSE, she was able to expand her skillset into applications and started delivering onsite consulting for customers. Last year Chelsea decided to pursue becoming a full-time AE and completed the transition in February. When she’s not on the road teaching customers, Chelsea can be found in the outdoors hiking, backpacking, or camping with her husband and dog.

Presenter: Jenny Nelson, PhD (Application Scientist, Agilent Technologies)

Jenny Nelson received her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati in 2007, and her MBA from Saint Mary’s College of California in 2011. Currently, Jenny is an Application Scientist for the Life Science and Chemical Analysis team at Agilent Technologies, joining in 2012 (with a step away in 2019). Jenny is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at the University of California, Davis, since 2013. Jenny has been very active with AOAC and ASTM over the past eight years, serving on expert review panels, chairing committees, and volunteering to develop new methods needed by the industry. Jenny has extensive experience in operating and method development for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES), Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (MP-AES). Jenny has broad knowledge and experience in different speciation analysis for many sample matrices using GC-ICPMS and LC-ICPMS. As well as vast experience with sp-ICP-MS for many applications.