A RECORDING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC SHUNT SELECTOR FOR A MASS SPECTROMETER
A direct action shunt selector has been designed that pre-selects the appropriate shunt so that widely different mass spectrometer ion currents can be recorded linearly on a standard chart. In conjunction with a linear direct current amplifier and a Leeds and Northrup Speedomax pen recorder, this unit allows rapid and accurate recording of a given mass spectrum, which can be scanned by varying either the magnetic field or the ion accelerating potential of the mass spectrometer. When used with a 180° Nier type mass spectrometer with well stabilized circuits, a precision of ± 0.2% in measuring the ratio of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] was obtained. Also, samples of xenon were investigated and the abundances of the isotopes determined.