Stage 3: Ion Drift (in the flight tube)

Question 1

The 1+ ions will pass through a hole in the negatively charged plate and move into a flight tube

This is where the name ‘Time of Flight’ comes from

The time of flight of each 1+ ion in this tube depends on their

Answer 1

velocity
Again, this is important to remember when completing calculations

Question 2

Ions are deflected by …………. field in a ………. path

radius of path is determined by

Answer 2

a magnetic field

curved

charge and mass