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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2019
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Steven Derek Pringle, Darwen, GB;
Farnoush Salarzaei, Altrincham, GB;
Nicholas Tomczyk, Altrincham, GB;
Jason Lee Wildgoose, Stockport, GB;
MICROMASS UK LIMITED, Wilmslow, GB;
Abstract
A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility separatorfor separating ions according to their ion mobility, one or more first devices or stages arranged upstream of the ion mobility separator and a control system. The control system is arranged and adapted to monitor directly or indirectly the operating environment within the ion mobility separator, and to control the operating environment within the ion mobility separatorbased on the monitoring by controlling one or more gas flows to or within one or more of the one or more first devices or stages.