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LTQ Orbitrap XL Hardware Manual

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Active Temperature Control<br />

Peltier Cooling<br />

Functional Description<br />

<strong>Orbitrap</strong> Analyzer<br />

Active temperature control is achieved by monitoring temperature<br />

directly on the <strong>Orbitrap</strong> assembly and compensating any changes in<br />

ambient temperature by a thermoelectric cooler (Peltier element) on the<br />

outside of the UHV chamber. A dedicated temperature controller board<br />

is used for this purpose. See page 1-48.<br />

To allow stable operating conditions in the UHV chamber, it can be<br />

cooled or heated (outgassing) by means of a Peltier element located on<br />

the outside. A second Peltier element is located on the back of the<br />

CE power supply board. See Figure 1-32 on page 1-45.<br />

The Peltier cooling is based on the Peltier Effect, which describes the<br />

effect by which the passage of an electric current through a junction of<br />

two dissimilar materials (thermoelectric materials) causes temperature<br />

differential (cooling effect). The voltage drives the heat to flow from one<br />

side of the Peltier element to the other side, resulting in cooling effects<br />

on one side and heating effects on the other side.<br />

To remove the heat from the hot side of the Peltier elements, they are<br />

connected to the cooling water circuit of the <strong>LTQ</strong> <strong>Orbitrap</strong> <strong>XL</strong>. See<br />

topic “Cooling Water Circuit” on page 1-28 for further information.<br />

Thermo Fisher Scientific <strong>LTQ</strong> <strong>Orbitrap</strong> <strong>XL</strong> <strong>Hardware</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> 1-17

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