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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2005
Alexander Mordehai, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alexander Mordehai, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A multimode ionization source with improved ionization characteristics that comprises an electrospray ionization source for providing a charged aerosol, an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) source including a corona needle having an end positioned downstream from the electrospray ionization source for producing a discharge that further ionizes the charged aerosol, an assist gas inlet positioned adjacent to the corona needle for providing assist gas, the assist gas facilitating ionization of the charged aerosol by the corona discharge, and a conduit having an orifice for receiving ions from the charged aerosol.