Mass analyzer systems and methods for their operation
US7351959B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J49/004
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present teachings relate to MALDI-TOF instruments, instrument components, and methods of operation thereof. In various aspects, the MALDI-TOF instrument can serve and be operated as a MS/MS instrument. In various embodiments, provided are MALDI-TOF instruments, and methods of operating one or more components of a MALDI-TOF instrument, that facilitate one or more of increasing sensitivity, increasing resolution, increasing dynamic mass range, increasing sample support throughput, and decreasing operational downtime.
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