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Charged-particle detectors and mass spectrometers employing the same

US5903002A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1997
Grant dateMay 11, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2017

Classification

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

Abstract

A Faraday Cup charged-particle detector for use in an isotopic ratio mass spectrometer is provided with a charged-particle collector substrate being at least partially composed of carbon produced by burning wood or other grained or cellular organic material so that the substrate surface has an open cellular structure and wherein the cells are of elongated tubular form. The detector is economic to manufacture, reliable and has an increased lifetime.

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