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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2016
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kent State University, Kent, OH (US);
Jacob T. Shelley, Troy, NY (US);
Kelsey L. Williams, Kent, OH (US);
Gary M. Hieftje, Bloomington, IN (US);
Andrew J. Schwartz, Williamsville, NY (US);
Indiana University Research And Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kent State University, Kent, OH (US);
Abstract
A solution-cathode glow discharge (SCGD) spectrometry apparatus may comprise an SCGD source and a mass or ion mobility spectrometer. A method for ionizing a molecular analyte may comprise contacting the molecular analyte with a plasma discharge to form ions and separating the ions in a mass spectrometer or ion mobility spectrometer. The contacting step may occur under atmospheric pressure and/or ambient conditions. The molecular analyte may be fragmented by the plasma discharge.