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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2019
The Trustees of Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (US);
Martin F. Jarrold, Bloomington, IN (US);
Daniel Botamanenko, Bloomington, IN (US);
The Trustees of Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
An electrostatic linear ion trap (ELIT) array includes multiple elongated charge detection cylinders arranged end-to-end and each defining an axial passageway extending centrally therethrough, a plurality of ion mirror structures each defining a pair of axially aligned cavities and an axial passageway extending centrally therethrough, wherein a different ion mirror structure is disposed between opposing ends of each cylinder, and front and rear ion mirrors each defining at least one cavity and an axial passageway extending centrally therethrough, the front ion mirror positioned at one end of the arrangement of charge detection cylinders and the rear ion mirror positioned at an opposite end of the arrangement of charge detection cylinders, wherein the axial passageways of the charge detection cylinders, the ion mirror structures, the front ion mirror and the rear ion mirror are coaxial to define a longitudinal axis passing centrally through the ELIT array. In a second aspect, an ELIT array comprises a plurality of non-coaxial ELIT regions, wherein ions are selectively guided into each of the ELIT regions.