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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2005
Paul C. Goodley, Cupertino, CA (US);
Timothy Herbert Joyce, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jerry T. Dowell, Carson City, NV (US);
Paul C. Goodley, Cupertino, CA (US);
Timothy Herbert Joyce, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jerry T. Dowell, Carson City, NV (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for use with a mass spectrometry system. The invention provides an ion source for providing radiative heating to an ionization region. The ion source includes a nanospray ionization device for producing ions and a conduit adjacent to the ionization device for receiving ions from the ionization device. The conduit includes a conductive material for providing indirect radiative heating to the ionization region. Direct radiative heating may also be provided using a heater in the conduit. The ion source may be used separately or in conjunction with the mass spectrometry system. When used in conjunction with a mass spectrometry system a detector may also be employed down stream from the device. A method for desolvating an analyte using the device is also disclosed.