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Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006

Filed:

Jan. 23, 2004
Applicants:

Stevan Horning, Deimenhorst, DE;

Robert Malek, Lilienthal, DE;

John E. P. Syka, Charlottesville, VA (US);

Andreas Wieghaus, Bremen, DE;

Inventors:

Stevan Horning, Deimenhorst, DE;

Robert Malek, Lilienthal, DE;

John E. P. Syka, Charlottesville, VA (US);

Andreas Wieghaus, Bremen, DE;

Assignee:

Thermo Finnigan LLC, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Method and apparatus of controlling an ion population to be analyzed in a mass analyzer. Ions are accumulated for an injection time interval determined as a function of an ion accumulation rate and a predetermined desired population of ions. The accumulation rate represents a flow rate of ions from a source of ions into an ion accumulator. Ions derived from the accumulated ions are introduced into the mass analyzer for analysis.


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