Method and apparatus for mass spectrometry analysis of aerosol particles at atmospheric pressure
US6943346B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J49/0445
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for generating ions from an aerosol and transferring the ions into a mass analyzer. In the apparatus and method, an aerosol beam is generated, the aerosol beam is directed to a spatial volume outside the mass analyzer, particles in the aerosol beam are ionized to produce the ions, and the ions are collected into the mass analyzer. As such the apparatus includes respectively an aerosol beam generator, an ion source generator, and an ion collector.
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