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Post-acceleration detector for mass spectrometer

US4972083A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 3, 1990
Grant dateNov 20, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J49/025
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A post-acceleration detector for a mass spectrometer comprises a conversion electrode bombarded by an ion beam thereby emitting charged particles having a polarity opposite to that of the ion beam, a charged particle detector amplifying and detecting the charged particles, and a mechanism for moving the conversion electrode relative to the charged particle detector according to the energy of the ion beam.

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