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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Aviv Amirav, Hod Hasharon 45269, IL;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/726 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/726 ;
Abstract
The invention provides an ion source, including an inlet port for introduction of a sample into the ion source; an outlet port through which an ion beam exits; an ionizer for ionizing the sample; an ion formation chamber confined by an ion cage, and at least one electrical shield for shielding the ion chamber from the penetration of electrical fields affecting the ions inside the chamber.