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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Thermo Finnigan Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Philip M. Remes, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael W. Senko, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Thermo Finnigan LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/42 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/4225 (2013.01); H01J 49/009 (2013.01); H01J 49/427 (2013.01); H01J 49/4265 (2013.01);
Abstract
A space-time buffer includes a plurality of discrete trapping regions and a controller. The plurality of discrete trapping regions is configured to trap ions as individual trapping regions or as combinations of trapping regions. The controller is configured to combine at least a portion of the plurality of trapping regions into a larger trap region; fill the larger trap region with a plurality of ions; split the larger trap region into individual trapping regions each containing a portion of the plurality of ions; and eject ions from the trapping regions.