Method and apparatus for controlling the ion population in a mass spectrometer
US7312441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J49/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of controlling the population of ions in a mass spectrometer in which a first sample of ions is provided in the mass spectrometer, a measure of abundance of a species of interest in the first sample of ions is determined, the measure of abundance comprising an intensity value, and a second sample of ions is introduced into the mass spectrometer. The second sample of ions is introduced in an amount determined at least in part on the measure of abundance of the species of interest in the first sample of ions.
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