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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hans-Rüdiger Döring, Leipzig, DE;
Assignee:
Bruker Saxonia Analytik GmbH, Leipzig, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/900 ; H01J 4/940 ; B01D 5/944 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/900 ; H01J 4/940 ; B01D 5/944 ;
Abstract
An ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) is provided that has a non-radioactive electron source in an evacuated chamber that is separated from the reaction chamber of the IMS by an x-ray window. Electrons from the source impinge upon an x-ray anode, causing the emission of x-ray radiation toward the window. A current controller is provided by which currents in the electron-source chamber are monitored and controlled using a microprocessor circuit. If a maximum permissible residual gas pressure is exceeded, the electron source is automatically shut down and a gettering process is activated.