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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alexander A. Makarov, Cheadle Hulme, GB;
Pavel V. Bondarenko, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
Thermofinnigan LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/910 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/910 ;
Abstract
An ionization apparatus for connection to a mass analyzer is provided. The ionization apparatus comprises a sample slide provided with at least two channels having inner surface having samples deposited thereon, means for delivering energy such as a laser to one of the channels to release and ionize the sample to form ions, and an interfacial orifice for collecting the ions formed in the channel.