Mass spectrometer, mass spectrometry, and monitoring system
US6686592B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N30/724
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ion source using a corona discharge for ionizing a sample at high efficient is provided. In the corona discharge generated at a tip end of a needle electrode by application of high voltage thereto, the direction in which the sample is introduced to the region of corona discharge and the direction in which ions are drawn out of the corona discharge region are substantially opposed to each other to improve the efficiency of ionization and to maintain a stable discharge for a long period of time.
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