Mass spectrometer
US7622711B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J49/005
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility spectrometer or separator (3) arranged upstream of a collision or fragmentation cell (5). Ions are separated according to their ion mobility within the ion mobility spectrometer or separator (3). The kinetic energy of the ions exiting the ion mobility spectrometer or separator (3) is increased substantially linearly with time in order to optimize the fragmentation energy of ions as they enter the collision or fragmentation cell (5).
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