Enclosure for ambient ionisation ion source
US11011363B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J49/14
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An ambient ionisation ion source is disclosed that comprises a first device arranged and adapted to generate analyte ions from a target and an enclosure surrounding the first device. The enclosure includes one or more gas inlets and one or more gas outlets. The ambient ionisation ion source also comprises a second device arranged and adapted to supply the enclosure with a first gas via the one or more gas inlets such that the enclosure is maintained, in use, at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
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