Waters RADIAN ASAP System

Waters has introduced the RADIAN ASAP System, a novel direct mass detector engineered for non-mass spectrometry (MS) experts to conduct fast analyses of solids and liquids with minimal sample prep. The system’s high-quality, simplified and rapid operation, compact design and powerful software capabilities for real-time data visualisation offer advantages and numerous test case scenarios for laboratories across a multitude of industries, including pharmaceuticals, forensics, food and beverage, chemicals and materials, and academia.

The product is designed to help overcome many of the barriers to entry associated with traditional mass spec systems, empowering seamless deployment in existing lab environments and enabling those with minimal LC-MS training to obtain results quickly. Direct MS analysis offers the versatility, ease of use and speed that today’s lab professionals need to provide quality results and shorten sample turnaround times.

Engineered using robust single quadrupole MS technology, and combined with a dedicated Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP) source, the system achieves results in seconds after a sample is loaded into the system. Gaseous analyte molecules are ionised by N2 plasma, guided into the instrument and separated by their mass-to-charge ratio. Users obtain real-time sample classification and quality assessment in less than a minute, without the need for a chromatographic separation, conserving the time and resources traditionally lost to sample preparation.

The system’s automated set-up, streamlined workflow and easy operation with minimal training offer laboratories a flexible tool to meet rising demands without sacrificing on analytical performance. It is compatible with a variety of Waters software solutions, including OpenLynx, MassLynx, IonLynx and LiveID.