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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
James W. Hager, Mississauga, CA;
Frank A. Londry, Peterborough, CA;
James W. Hager, Mississauga, CA;
Frank A. Londry, Peterborough, CA;
MDS Inc., Concord, ON, CA;
Applera Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for trapping or guiding ions is provided. The ion trap or ion guide includes a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes, the first set of electrodes defining a first portion of an ion channel to trap or guide the introduced ions. In operation, periodic voltages are applied to electrodes in the first set of electrodes to generate a first oscillating electric potential that radially confines the ions in the ion channel, while periodic voltages are applied to electrodes in the second set of electrodes to generate a second oscillating electric potential that axially confines the ions in the ion channel.