A multi-particle ion trajectory simulation program ITSIM 6.0 is described, which is capable of ion trajectory simulations
for electrode configurations with arbitrary geometries. The electrode structures are input from a 3D drawing program AutoCAD
and the electric field is calculated using a 3D field solver COMSOL. The program CreatePot acts as interface between the field
solver and ITSIM 6.0. It converts the calculated electric field into a field array file readable by ITSIM 6.0 and ion trajectories
are calculated by solving Newton’s equation using Runge-Kutta integration methods. The accuracy of the field calculation is
discussed for the ideal quadrupole ion trap in terms of applied mesh density. Electric fields of several different types of
devices with 3D geometry are simulated, including ion transport through an ion optical system as a function of pressure. Ion
spatial distributions, including the storage of positively charged ions only and simultaneous storage of positively/negatively
charged ions in commercial linear ion traps with various geometries, are investigated using different trapping modes. Inelastic
collisions and collision induced dissociation modeled using RRKM theory are studied, with emphasis on the fragmentation of
n-butylbenzene inside an ideal quadrupole ion trap. The mass spectrum of 1,3-dichlorobenzene is simulated for the rectilinear
ion trap device and good agreement is observed between the simulated and the experimental mass spectra. Collisional cooling
using helium at different pressures is found to affect mass resolution in the rectilinear ion trap.
Published online June 21, 2006