Mass separators
US7294832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J49/4255
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one implementation, processes for designing mass separators from a series of mass separator electric field data and processes for designing an ion trap from a range of data pairs and a mass analyzer scale are provided. Methods for producing mass separators including ion traps having Z0/r0 ratios from about 0.84 to about 1.2 are also provided. Mass spectrometers are al provided that can include mass separators in tandem with one being an ion trap having a Zo/ro ratio between 0.84 and 1.2. The present invention also provides methods for analyzing samples using mass separators having first and second sets of components defining a volume with a ratio of a distance from the center of the volume to a surface of the first component to a distance from the center of the volume to a surface of the second component being between 0.84 and 1.2.
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