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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Paul Murray, Manchester, GB;
Mark Towers, Stockport, GB;
Andrew Whatley, Manchester, GB;
Matthew Henderson, Stockport, GB;
Philippa Hart, Chester, GB;
Emmanuelle Claude, Altrincham, GB;
Richard Jarrold, Chelford, GB;
Jeff Brown, Hyde, GB;
Steve Brace, Bollington, GB;
Edward Scott, Knutsford, GB;
Micromass UK Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Abstract
A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a rotatable isolation valve () having a curved, spherical, cylindrical or concave portion. At least a portion of an ion guide () is positioned so as to extend within a swept volume of the isolation valve () enabling the ion guide () to be positioned close to a second downstream ion guide () and for ions to be transmitted from the first () ion guide to the second ion guide () with high ion transmission efficiency.