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What is a quadrupole?

What is a quadrupole? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (physics) A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions.
  2. (physics) A magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles.
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We have used a microfabricated planar quadrupole as a test bed for evaluating DEP-based traps, using polystyrene beads as a model for cells.
The technology creates precursor ions by way of ionization of air and then filtration through a primary quadrupole analyzer.
Furthermore, matrix methods and phase-space dynamics are introduced as a means of modelling the quadrupole ion trap.
In addition, they say it is the only object ever observed to have a predominantly quadrupole magnetic field.
Motions that change the quadrupole interaction while an echo is being formed contribute to echo decay.
For this protein, representation of its electrostatic properties by a quadrupole moment seems more appropriate.

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