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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Leidos, Inc., Reston, VA (US);
Inventor:
Noah Christian, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Leidos, Inc., Reston, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/30 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/30 (2013.01); H01J 49/0022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A low power mass spectrometer (LPMS) includes an ionization source for generating an ionized sample beam; ion focusing optics for focusing the sample beam; and a static magnetic field region contained within an electric field-free drift region created between magnets acting as equipotential electrodes combined with a third equipotential surrounding electrode for receiving the focused sample beam and deflecting ions therein to different points on a detector array in accordance with an individual mass thereof. The LPMS operates at less than 1.2 Watts and has a physical footprint equal to or less than 12 inches at its largest length.