Electron capture dissociation (ECD) utilizing electron beam generated low energy electrons
US11217437B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05H1/0037
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Electron capture dissociation (ECD) is performed by transmitting an electron beam through a cell along an electron beam axis, generating plasma in the cell by energizing a gas with the electron beam, and transmitting an ion beam through the interaction region along an ion beam axis to produce fragment ions. Generating the plasma forms an interaction region in the cell spaced from and not intersecting the electron beam, and including low-energy electrons effective for ECD. The ion beam axis may be at an angle to and offset from the ion beam axis, such that the electron beam does not intersect the ion beam.
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