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Quadruple focusing time of flight mass spectrometer

US4754135A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 1987
Grant dateJun 28, 1988
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J49/408
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A quadruple focusing time of flight mass spectrometer is disclosed comprised of a deflection zone including four separate focusing electrode pairs for each sequentially guiding ions through a deflection arc with limited divergence from a central reference plane. The focusing electrode pairs are arranged so that ions exit from the deflection zone in a direction opposite to that of their direction of entrance.

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