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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Samuel E. Tolley, Springville, UT (US);
Daniel E. Austin, Mapleton, UT (US);
Aaron R. Hawkins, Provo, UT (US);
Edgar D. Lee, Highland, UT (US);
Samuel E. Tolley, Springville, UT (US);
Daniel E. Austin, Mapleton, UT (US);
Aaron R. Hawkins, Provo, UT (US);
Edgar D. Lee, Highland, UT (US);
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
A coaxial hybrid ion trap that uses two substantially planar opposing plates to generate electrical focusing fields that simultaneously generate at least two different types or shapes of trapping regions, wherein a first trapping region is a quadrupole trapping region disposed coaxially with respect to the opposing plates, and wherein a second trapping region is a toroidal ion trap having a toroidal trapping region that is simultaneously created around the quadrupole trapping region.