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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2003
Katrin Fuhrer, Gunten, CH;
Marc Gonin, Gunten, CH;
Thomas F. Egan, Houston, TX (US);
William Burton, Houston, TX (US);
J. Albert Schultz, Houston, TX (US);
Valerie Vaughn, Pearland, TX (US);
Steven Ulrich, Houston, TX (US);
Katrin Fuhrer, Gunten, CH;
Marc Gonin, Gunten, CH;
Thomas F. Egan, Houston, TX (US);
William Burton, Houston, TX (US);
J. Albert Schultz, Houston, TX (US);
Valerie Vaughn, Pearland, TX (US);
Steven Ulrich, Houston, TX (US);
Ionwerks, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Time-of-flight mass spectrometer instruments are disclosed for monitoring fast processes with large dynamic range using a multi-threshold TDC data acquisition method or a threshold ADC data acquisition method. Embodiments using a combination of both methods are also disclosed.