Control system and apparatus for use with laser excitation of ionization
US7105811B2 · kind B2 · utility
25Cited by
17References
50Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/0057
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A control system and apparatus for use with laser ionization is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus includes a laser, pulse shaper, detection device and control system. A further aspect of the present invention employs a femtosecond laser and a mass spectrometer. In yet other aspects of the present invention, the control system and apparatus are used in MALDI, chemical bond cleaving, protein sequencing, photodynamic therapy, optical coherence tomography and optical communications processes.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.