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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
May. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Inventors:
Kevin Giles, Stockport, GB;
Jakub Ujma, Manchester, GB;
James Harrison, Stockport, GB;
Bharat Chande, Dunkinfield, GB;
Graham Scambler, Wilmslow, GB;
Assignee:
Micromass UK Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/06 (2006.01); G01N 27/622 (2021.01); H01J 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/065 (2013.01); G01N 27/622 (2013.01); H01J 49/022 (2013.01); H01J 49/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ion guide or ion trap that comprises a plurality of electrodes () is disclosed. The ion guide or ion trap includes a detector () that can detect light or particles () emitted from the ion guide or ion trap due to electrical breakdown, and a control circuit () that can control the ion guide or ion trap in response to the detector () detecting light or particles () emitted from the ion guide or ion trap.