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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Gary M. Hieftje, Bloomington, IN (US);
Steven J. Ray, Bloomington, IN (US);
Francisco J. Andrade, Leeds, GB;
William C. Wetzel, Villa Hills, KY (US);
Michael R. Webb, Wilmington, NC (US);
Gerardo Gamez, Thun, CH;
Jacob T. Shelley, Bloomington, IN (US);
Gary M. Hieftje, Bloomington, IN (US);
Steven J. Ray, Bloomington, IN (US);
Francisco J. Andrade, Leeds, GB;
William C. Wetzel, Villa Hills, KY (US);
Michael R. Webb, Wilmington, NC (US);
Gerardo Gamez, Thun, CH;
Jacob T. Shelley, Bloomington, IN (US);
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A method for ionizing and desorbing a sample for analysis includes energizing a first and second electrode to produce a glow discharge at atmospheric pressure. The method further includes supplying a carrier gas to at least a portion of the glow discharge to create effluents thereof. The method further includes conducting the effluents of the glow discharge to the sample to ionize and desorb the sample for analysis. An associated apparatus is also disclosed.