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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2004
Jian Bai, Mountain View, CA (US);
Steven M. Fischer, Hayward, CA (US);
J. Michael Flanagan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jian Bai, Mountain View, CA (US);
Steven M. Fischer, Hayward, CA (US);
J. Michael Flanagan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A mass spectrometer having a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) source which operates at ambient pressure is disclosed. The apparatus and method are disclosed to analyze at least one sample which contains at least one analyte using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI), which apparatus comprises: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for ionizing at least one analyte in a sample for delivery to a mass analysis device, comprising: