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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Adi A. Scheidemann, Baden, CH;
Dirk Ardelt, Krefeld, DE;
M. Bonner Denton, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting particles, comprising a plurality of electrically conductive structures disposed on a support element. The structures are electrically insulated from one another and each structure can be electrically connected to an electronic read-out device. The structures receive a beam of particles in a direction forming an angle of incidence with the support element. A trough is disposed between each two successive structures as viewed in the beam direction. And at least partial overlap exists between each two successive structures. The apparatus can be disposed in the focal plane of a mass spectrometer.