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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David H. Tracy, Norwalk, CT (US);
Adam J. Patkin, Hamden, CT (US);
David G. Welkie, Trumbull, CT (US);
Michael I. Crockett, Newtown, CT (US);
Assignee:
PerkinElmer Instruments LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/902 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/902 ;
Abstract
An array of ion detectors (,) comprising a plurality of pickup electrodes (,) for receiving ions; a substrate (,); a plurality of insulators (,) positioned respectively between said pickup electrodes (,) and said substrate (,); a plurality of charge storage areas (,) for storing charge received by said pickup electrodes (,), wherein each area (,) is connected to a particular pickup electrode (,) and means (,) for determining the amount of charge collected by each charge storage area.