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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Steven M. Fischer, Hayward, CA (US);
Darrell L. Gourley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Patricia H. Cormia, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. Fischer, Hayward, CA (US);
Darrell L. Gourley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Patricia H. Cormia, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multimode ionization source includes an electrospray ionization source for providing a charged aerosol, an atmospheric pressure ionization source downstream from the electrospray ionization source for further ionizing said charged aerosol, and a mode separator, or mask, situated so as to separate a portion of the charged aerosol and prevent the portion from being exposed to the atmospheric pressure ionization source.