This collection consists of photographs documenting the creation, production, and marketing of the Bendix Corporation's flagship analytical instrument, the Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS), predominantly dating from the 1960s and 1970s. Photographs of different models of the TOFMS and its various component parts, including mass sequencers, cell sample inlet systems, respiratory gas analyzers, and magnetic electron multipliers, make up the bulk of the collection, with a small subset of photographs devoted to gas chromatographs. By and large, the photographs are staged publicity images used for advertising and manuals and only a few photographs capture the instruments in use in a laboratory setting. Photographs of the Bendix Corporation and sales booths of competing companies at the 1973 PITTCON round out the collection.
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Ion source and Model 201 Magnetic Electron Multiplier
- 1957
General view of an ion source and Model 201 Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Corporation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. One of four component parts of a mass spectrometer, the ion source…
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Ion source for Bendix Mass Spectrometer
- 1957
Close-up view of a portion of the ion source for a Bendix Corporation Mass Spectrometer. One of four component parts of a mass spectrometer, the ion source produces a beam of particles characteristic of the sample…
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Bendix Model 104 Magnetic Electron Multiplier
- 1958
Three photographs of a Bendix Model 104 Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. A component of a mass spectrometer's ion source, the magnetic electron multiplier…
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Bendix Model 301 Magnetic Electron Multiplier
- 1958
Close-up view of a Bendix Model 301 Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. A component of the mass spectrometer's ion source, the magnetic electron multiplier is…
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Bendix Model 302 Magnetic Electron Multiplier
- 1958
Close-up view of a Bendix Model 302 Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. A component of the mass spectrometer's ion source, the magnetic electron multiplier is…
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Bendix Model 303 Magnetic Electron Multiplier
- 1958
Two close-up views of a Bendix Model 303 miniature right-angle Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. A component of the mass spectrometer's ion source, the…
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Bendix Model MB-105-G2 Magnetic Electron Multiplier
- 1958
General view of a Bendix Model MB-105-G2 Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. A component of a mass spectrometer's ion source, the magnetic electron multiplier…
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Ion source and Model 202-G2 Magnetic Electron Multiplier
- 1958
Series of photographs depicting an ion source and Model 202-G2 Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Corporation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. Several of the photographs are annotated with…
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Ion source and Model 203-GGA Magnetic Electron Multiplier
- 1958
General view of an ion source and Model 203-GGA Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Corporation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. One of four component parts of a mass spectrometer, the ion…
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Ion source and Model 301 Magnetic Electron Multiplier
- 1958
Two views of an ion source and Model 301 Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Corporation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. One of four component parts of a mass spectrometer, the ion source…
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Ion source and Model 304 Magnetic Electron Multiplier
- 1958
General view of an ion source and Model 304 replaceable cathode ultraviolet Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Corporation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. One of four component parts of a…
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Ion source and Model 105-G3 Magnetic Electron Multiplier
- 1959
Two views of an ion source and Model 105-G3 Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Corporation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. One of four component parts of a mass spectrometer, the ion source…
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Ion source and Model 203-GGB Magnetic Electron Multiplier
- 1959
General view of an ion source and Model 203-GGB Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Corporation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. One of four component parts of a mass spectrometer, the ion…
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Trade show display for Bendix Model 14-101 Mass Spectrometer
- 1959
General view of a trade display showcasing the Bendix Model 14-101 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, with view of the oscilloscope attachment and various control panels. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was…
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Accessory for Bendix Mass Spectrometer
- 1960s
General view of an unidentified accessory likely intended for use with the Bendix Corporation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical instrument of the…
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Bendix Corporation associates
- 1960s
Group photograph of unidentified individuals associated with the Bendix Corporation, a manufacturer of assorted scientific instrumentation including the Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS). An inscription above the…
- Creator Of Work McHale Studio, Bendix Corporation
- Subject Employees, Spectrometer industry, Bendix Corporation
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Bendix Gas Chromatograph and Mass Spectrometer
- 1960s
Series of photographs depicting the Bendix Corporation Gas Chromatograph 2500 and Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer with a male technician. Assorted control panels are visible in the photograph, including an isothermal…
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Bendix Gas Chromatograph and Mass Spectrometer system with female model
- 1960s
Three views of a Bendix Corporation Gas Chromatograph and Mass Spectrometer system with a female model. Various components of the two instruments are visible, including the isothermal controller, temperature programmer,…
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Bendix Knudsen Cell Inlet System
- 1960s
Interior view of the power supply of a Bendix Corporation Knudsen Cell Inlet System. Inlet systems are typically used to introduce samples into a mass spectrometer's ion source for analysis. The Knudsen Cell Inlet…
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Bendix MA-1 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
- 1960s
Two views of the Bendix Corporation's MA-1 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, with view of the vacuum system and main electronics console. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical…
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Bendix MA-1A Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
- 1960s
Series of photographs depicting the Bendix MA-1A Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer and a female model. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical instrument of the Bendix Corporation.
Mass…
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Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
- 1960s
General view of a Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical instrument of the Bendix Corporation.
Mass spectrometry is an analytical…
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Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
- 1960s
General view of a Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer system. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical instrument of the Bendix Corporation.
Mass spectrometry is an analytical…
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Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
- 1960s
Two views of a Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical instrument of the Bendix Corporation.
Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique…
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Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer prototype
- 1960s – circa
Two views of a prototype of the Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, with a close-up of assorted control panels showing controls for the ionization gauge, inlet system pumping valve, thermocouple station, and…