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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2016
Tofwerk Ag, Thun, CH;
TOFWERK AG, Thun, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for mass spectrometry comprises a portion generator () for creating localized analyte portions in synchronization with trigger pulses, a transfer system () coupled to the portion generator () for transporting the localized analyte portions, a plasma ionizer unit () coupled to the transfer system () for atomizing, vaporizing and ionizing received analyte portions with plasma, a mass analyzer () coupled to the plasma ionizer unit () for analyzing received analyte portions, the mass analyzer () comprising at least one detector, and a data acquisition electronics () connected to the at least one detector for acquiring signals () generated by the at least one detector. The apparatus further includes a signal delay device () for receiving the trigger pulses () and delivering delayed signals () corresponding to the trigger pulses to account for a delay experienced by the particles to be analyzed between portion generation and detection.