Waters Introduces Xevo TQ Absolute – The Most Sensitive and Compact Benchtop Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

Waters Corporation has introduced the new Xevo™ TQ Absolute system, the most sensitive and compact benchtop tandem mass spec in its class.

Waters’ newest high-performance mass spectrometer is up to 15X more sensitive for negatively ionizing compounds than its predecessor and is up 45% smaller and uses up to 50% less electricity and gas supply than other high-performance tandem quadrupole mass spectrometers available on the market. The Xevo TQ Absolute is designed to help pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and environmental analytical laboratories meet regulations requiring trace-level quantitative mass spectrometry analyses for a broad set of applications.

“The Xevo TQ Absolute is for laboratories looking for industry-leading quantitative sensitivity, accuracy, reproducibility, efficiency and sustainability,” said Jon Pratt, Waters Division Senior Vice President, Waters Corporation. “It offers more analytical firepower in a much smaller footprint than any other mass spec in its class, reaches exceptionally low limits of quantitation, and aids laboratory managers to best optimize their equipment utilization and analytical output.”

For optimal performance, Waters pairs the Xevo TQ Absolute mass spectrometer with Waters’ ACQUITY™ Premier UPLC System with MaxPeak™ HPS technology which eliminates non-specific adsorption of compounds containing phosphate and/or carboxylate groups and improves their recovery. Together, this integrated LC-MS/MS system is designed to drive the limits of quantitation to exceptionally low levels for many applications.

Worldwide customer shipments of the Xevo TQ Absolute are expected to commence in May.

Learn more about the Xevo TQ Absolute product features and benefits.