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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1991
Barton L Houseman, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Other;
Abstract
A gaseous sample that is to be analyzed is passed through an array of fine slits whose edges are covered with electrodes of opposite polarities to which is applied a variable electric potential. The voltage between the electrodes is varied at a programmed rate, so that the gaseous molecules become selectively ionized according to their required ionization energies. Measurement of the ionization current as a function of the voltage between the electrodes yields information about the identities and concentrations of the molecular species that are present in the gas. This selective ionization at atmospheric pressure improves the selectivity and dynamic range of ion mobility spectrometers and is also applicable to mass spectrometry and to improved analyte detection in gas chromatography.