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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2023
Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments Llc, Madison, WI (US);
Patrick Lancuba, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Matthew Spencer Neighbour, Le-Mont-sur-Lausanne, CH;
THERMO ELECTRON SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS LLC, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
Analytical instrument systems, components, and methods for stabilizing discharge formation are described. A spark gap device includes a first planar coil, defining an axis normal to a coil plane and defining a first aperture substantially centered about the axis. The spark gap device includes a second planar coil, offset from the first planar coil along the axis and substantially parallel with the coil plane, the second planar coil defining a second aperture substantially centered about the axis. The spark gap device also includes a conductive element disposed in the first aperture and substantially aligned with the axis.