Comparison ledger
SCIEX TAGA 6000 and SCIEX X500-Series, side by side. Every value shown is drawn from its cited encyclopedia entry.
| Attribute | TAGA 6000SCIEX | X500-SeriesSCIEX |
|---|---|---|
| OEM | SCIEX | SCIEX |
| Category | Precision Optics | Precision Optics |
| Wafer size | — | — |
| Process node | — | — |
| Introduced | 1981 | — |
| Production run | 1981– | — |
| Lifecycle | Legacy | — |
| Lifecycle milestones | — | — |
| Control system | — | — |
| Generation | — | — |
| Family | SCIEX TAGA 6000 | SCIEX X500-Series |
| Specifications | ||
| Type | triple quadrupole mass spectrometer[1] | — |
| Introductory distinction | first commercial triple quadrupole mass spectrometer[1] | — |
| Configurations | lab-based and mobile[1] | — |
| LC-MS-MS demonstration | first application of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-mass spectrometry was demonstrated on the TAGA 6000 in 1982[1] | — |
| product line | — | benchtop X500-Series[1] |
| instrument family | — | mass spectrometry instrumentation[1] |
| related platform | — | evolved from the QSTAR quadrupole/time-of-flight (QTOF) instrument[1] |
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