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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2008
Michael A. Mangan, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Matthew G. Blain, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Chris P. Tigges, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kevin L. Linker, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael A. Mangan, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Matthew G. Blain, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Chris P. Tigges, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kevin L. Linker, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
An array of microfabricated linear Paul-Straubel ion traps can be used for mass spectrometric applications. Each ion trap comprises two parallel inner RF electrodes and two parallel outer DC control electrodes symmetric about a central trap axis and suspended over an opening in a substrate. Neighboring ion traps in the array can share a common outer DC control electrode. The ions confined transversely by an RF quadrupole electric field potential well on the ion trap axis. The array can trap a wide array of ions.