ToF-AMS Main

The Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (ToF-AMS) is a second generation instrument for the real-time measurement of size-resolved aerosol chemical composition. The ToF-AMS is commercialized by Aerodyne Research, and was developed by Aerodyne in collaboration with Tofwerk AG, the Jimenez Group at the University of Colorado, the Borrmann Group at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, and the Coe Group at the University of Manchester.

It is based on the highly successful design of the first generation quadrupole-based system, the Q-AMS. The ToF-AMS differs from the Q-AMS in the replacement of the quadrupole mass filter, with a custom designed Tofwerk time-of-flight mass Spectrometer.

ToF-AMS Hardware & Operation

• AMS Manual at Aerodyne
• Older version of AMS Manual in PDF
• FAQs for AMS Hardware
• ToF-AMS Field Operation Guide
• ToF-AMS Quick Start-up Checklist (xls)
• Directions for changing MCP (movie) (password protected)
• Spec Sheets for TOF components (password protected)
• AMS Vacuum Failure Plan (xls)

ToF-AMS Software

• ToF-AMS DAQ
  • Download and Resource Index
  • ToF-AMS DAQ Manual (.pdf)
  • FAQs
  • Release Notes

• ToF-AMS Analysis Software wiki
• ToF-AMS Analysis Software Download Page
• ToF AMS Ionization Efficiency Calibration Procedure Using BFSP
• Analysis Software for HDF Files (SQUIRREL)
• High Resolution Analysis Software for HDF Files (PIKA)
• Squirrel and Pika Programming to do list

ToF-AMS Data Analysis

• ToF-AMS Field Data Analysis Guide
• HR-ToF Data Analysis Guide
  • HR Ion List history page
• AMS Elemental Analysis

ToF-AMS Data Products

• FAQs for AMS Data Users

Reference Information

• AMS Users Meetings

• Drewnick et al., 2005 (paper that describes C-ToF-AMS)
• DeCarlo et al., 2006 (paper that describes HR-ToF-AMS)
• Canagaratna et al., 2007 (review paper on all AMS types and uses)
• Publications using all versions of the AMS

Old and Miscellaneous Pages

• ToF-AMS Orifi