High clarity mass spectrometer capable of multiple simultaneous detection
US4638160A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J49/322
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Between the electrostatic sector (SE 23) and the magnetic sector (SM 30) of a mass spectrometer, there is provided a quadrupole (QP 26) which applies parallel beams to the magnetic sector whose inclination depends on the energy dispersion of the particles. A slotted lens (LF 27) corrects the divergence of the quadrupole in the perpendicular plane. A suitable relationship between the angle of the inlet face of the magnetic sector (SM 30) and the deflection angle provided thereby ensures that the second order aperture aberrations of the magnetic sector are corrected. The chromatic aberrations may be corrected by means of a hexapole (HP 25) centered on the focus of the quadrupole (QP 26). Another hexapole (HP 22) placed upstream from the electrostatic sector (SE 23) level with a constriction in vertical section of the particle beam serves to correct second order aperture aberrations related to the electrostatic sector (SE 23).
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