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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bruker Daltonik GmbH, Bremen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250287 ; 2502521 ;
Abstract
A time-of-flight mass spectrometers, in which the ions are generated by ionization of analyte substances on a sample support, by matrix-assisted laser desorption (MALDI). The time-of-flight mass spectrometer consists of using space-adjusting actuators to set the spacing of the sample support from the nearest acceleration electrode so that the flight time of ions of a reference substance prescribed by the calibration can be precisely adjusted. Due to this adjustment of the spacing, a once only calibration of the relationship between the flight time and mass (i.e. the mass scale) may be constantly retained.