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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
M. Bonner Denton, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jason Amsden, Durham, NC (US);
Rafael Bento Serpa, Durham, NC (US);
Charles Parker, Durham, NC (US);
Elettra Piacentino, Durham, NC (US);
Rob Kingston, Tucson, AZ (US);
Scott Tilden, Tucson, AZ (US);
Roger Sperline, Tucson, AZ (US);
Justin Keogh, Tucson, AZ (US);
DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham, NC (US);
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A virtual slit cycloidal mass spectrometer and spectrometry methods are disclosed. The spectrometer size-selects particles, which in turn serve as a 'virtual slit' for a cycloidal mass analyzer. This virtual slit provides unprecedented resolution in a system that takes up a much smaller physical footprint than was previously achievable. This spectrometer may facilitate field sampling of isotopes, such as uranium isotopes.