Abstract Numerical simulation has been extensively employed for the design of mass spectrometers. For a complicated mass spectrometry (MS) system, the employed simulation model highly depends on the subject of simulation and its surrounding physical environments, in terms of electric (E) field and gas hydrodynamic (H) field. The use of appropriate E and H models is the key to a successful simulation, judged by both the simulation accuracy and efficiency. Here, basic theories and models commonly used in the MS simulations are reviewed to show how to use a suitable model to solve the simulation problems via a variety of representative examples. This review is intended to help the readers to have a good understanding of the numerical simulation technology, thus enabling a better use of simulation tools for the design and optimization of the MS instruments.

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质谱仪器的数值模拟

摘要 数值模拟已广泛用于质谱仪的设计。对于复杂的质谱 (MS) 系统，所采用的仿真模型在电场 (E) 场和气体流体动力学 (H) 场方面高度依赖于仿真对象及其周围的物理环境。使用适当的 E 和 H 模型是成功模拟的关键，这取决于模拟的准确性和效率。在这里，回顾了 MS 仿真中常用的基本理论和模型，通过各种有代表性的例子来展示如何使用合适的模型来解决仿真问题。这篇综述旨在帮助读者更好地理解数值模拟技术，