SCIEX

TAGA 6000

Legacy Precision OpticsIntroduced 1981Produced 1981–SCIEX TAGA 6000 family

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SCIEXTAGA 6000

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What is it?

The TAGA 6000 was introduced by SCIEX in 1981 and is described as the first commercial triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. It was introduced in both lab-based and mobile configurations. The source also states that LC-MS-MS was first demonstrated on the TAGA 6000 in 1982.

What can it run?

Process applications and technology nodes documented for this tool.

mass spectrometry
liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-mass spectrometry
air analysis

What do the numbers mean?

Configuration & options4

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]

Vintage & configurations

1981Production start^[1]
TAGA 6000 introduced.

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The following facts about the TAGA 6000 are absent from this record as of this revision. First-hand knowledge or a citation closes a gap; every submission is reviewed before publication.

No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the TAGA 6000 are on record.
Answerable by: an OEM product catalog or an engineer who ordered or specified the tool
The control-system platform and OS era of the TAGA 6000 are not on record.
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No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the TAGA 6000 are on record.
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The process node or technology generation of the TAGA 6000 is not on record.
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No publicly documented compatible parts, consumables, or accessories for the TAGA 6000 are on record.
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