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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Inventors:
Jeffery Mark Brown, Hyde, GB;
Steven Derek Pringle, Darwen, GB;
Assignee:
Micromass UK Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/04 (2006.01); H01J 49/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/0404 (2013.01); H01J 49/0059 (2013.01); H01J 49/0463 (2013.01); H01J 49/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ambient or atmospheric pressure ion source is disclosed that comprises a laser source () that generates ions and/or neutral particles from a target (). A transfer device () causes the ions and/or neutral particles to pass along a first path or axis within the transfer device (), while a secondary activation device () directs laser radiation or photons along, across or over at least a portion of the first path or axis to cause secondary activation of the ions and/or neutral particles.