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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2004
James P. Reilly, Bloomington, IN (US);
Matthew S. Thompson, Bloomington, IN (US);
James P. Reilly, Bloomington, IN (US);
Matthew S. Thompson, Bloomington, IN (US);
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, device, and methods for fragmenting high molecular weight molecular ions, such as peptides or proteins, by treating the ions with predetermined wavelengths of light are described. Vacuum ultraviolet radiation as a source of predetermined wavelengths of laser light is described in one embodiment. A device () is described having a sample, such as a peptide, protein, protein digest, and the like enters through inlet () and is irradiated with a first source of light (), which illustratively may be a laser light. The first source of laser light is illustratively at a wavelength and energy sufficient to convert molecules in the sample into molecular or precursor ions.