Interface for the rapid analysis of liquid samples by accelerator mass spectrometry
US8642953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J49/0086
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An interface for the analysis of liquid sample having carbon content by an accelerator mass spectrometer including a wire, defects on the wire, a system for moving the wire, a droplet maker for producing droplets of the liquid sample and placing the droplets of the liquid sample on the wire in the defects, a system that converts the carbon content of the droplets of the liquid sample to carbon dioxide gas in a helium stream, and a gas-accepting ion source connected to the accelerator mass spectrometer that receives the carbon dioxide gas of the sample in a helium stream and introduces the carbon dioxide gas of the sample into the accelerator mass spectrometer.
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