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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Thermo Finnigan Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Johnathan W. Smith, Round Rock, TX (US);
Scott T. Quarmby, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dustin J. Kreft, Round Rock, TX (US);
Michael W. Senko, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Thermo Finnigan LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/02 (2006.01); H01J 49/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/022 (2013.01); H01J 49/0031 (2013.01); H01J 49/4225 (2013.01);
Abstract
Control of an amplitude of a signal applied to rods of a quadrupole is described. In one aspect, a mass spectrometer includes an amplifier circuit that causes a radio frequency (RF) signal to be applied to the rods of the quadrupole. A controller circuit can determine that the actual amplitude of the RF signal differs than the expected amplitude and, in response, identify current and past environmental and performance parameters to adjust the amplitude.