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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1999
Jack A. Syage, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Karl A. Hanold, Irvine, CA (US);
Syagen Technology, Tustin, CA (US);
Abstract
A high speed mass spectrometer system capable of detecting in real-time multiple compounds in complex environments. This system includes a continuous ionization source coupled to a quadrupole ion trap to store ions, to filter ions for detection, to resonantly excite the ion trajectories to cause them to dissociate for more detailed analysis. This system includes a dual ionization configuration to cover broad and disparate classes of compounds. A glow discharge source is used to attach electrons to molecules with high electrons affinity. A photoionization source is used to detach electrons from molecules with low ionization potentials.