Comparison ledger
SCIEX TAGA 3000, SCIEX X500-Series, side by side. Every value shown is drawn from the cited encyclopedia entries.
| Attribute | TAGA 3000SCIEX | X500-SeriesSCIEX |
|---|---|---|
| OEM | SCIEX | SCIEX |
| Category | Precision Optics | Precision Optics |
| Wafer size | — | — |
| Process node | — | — |
| Introduced | 1979 | — |
| Production run | 1979– | — |
| Lifecycle | — | — |
| Lifecycle milestones | — | — |
| Control system | — | — |
| Generation | — | — |
| Family | SCIEX TAGA 3000 | SCIEX X500-Series |
| Specifications | ||
| Instrument name | TAGA 3000[1] | — |
| Manufacturer | SCIEX[1] | — |
| Product line | TAGA (Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer)[1] | — |
| Year mentioned in use | 1979[1] | — |
| Use | real-time monitoring of toxic gas plumes[1] | — |
| Mass analyzer type | Quadrupole[1] | — |
| Ionization method | Atmospheric-pressure chemical ionization (APCI)[1] | — |
| Vacuum system | Cryopump with liquid helium compressor[1] | — |
| Mobility | Mobile (mounted in van)[1] | — |
| Introduced | 1979[2] | — |
| 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] |
| Type | — | line of benchtop quadrupole time-of-flight (QTOF) mass spectrometers[3] |
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