Plasma generator assembly for mass spectroscopy
US10337998B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/0221
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A plasma unit for a mass spectroscopy machine generates plasma using a microwave coupled dielectric ring held within a microwave cavity employing part of the mass spectrometer structure to define the microwave cavity, thereby permitting improved proximity of the plasma and plasma ionized sample material to the mass spectrometer aperture.
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