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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Inventors:
Vivian W. Ryan, Severn, MD (US);
Sameh S. Wanis, Washington, DC (US);
Carl B. Freidhoff, New Freedom, PA (US);
Clinton Ung, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/06 (2006.01); H01J 49/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/066 (2013.01); H01J 49/063 (2013.01); H01J 49/284 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for particle collection is provided. The apparatus includes a magnetic element configured to generate a tapered magnetic ion transport tunnel that collects particles from a local environment, a detector configured to perform one or more measurements of the collected particles, and ion optics configured to transport the collected particles to the detector.