Apparatuses, systems, and methods for ion traps
US11037776B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J49/4295
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An ion trap apparatus is provided. The ion trap apparatus comprises two or more radio frequency (RF) rails formed with substantially parallel longitudinal axes and with substantially coplanar upper surfaces; and two or more sequences of trapping and/or transport (TT) electrodes with each sequence formed to extend substantially parallel to the substantially parallel longitudinal axes of the RF rails. The two or more RF rails and the two or more sequences of TT electrodes define an ion trap. The two or more sequences of TT electrodes are arranged into a number of zones. Each zone comprises wide matched groups of TT electrodes and at least one narrow matched group of TT electrodes. A wide TT electrode is longer and/or wider in a direction substantially parallel to the substantially parallel longitudinal axes of the RF rails than a narrow TT electrode.
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