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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
May. 01, 2009
Gary M. Hieftje, Bloomington, IN (US);
Francisco J. Andrade, Leeds, GB;
Steven J. Ray, Bloomington, IN (US);
Jacob T. Shelley, Bloomington, IN (US);
Gary M. Hieftje, Bloomington, IN (US);
Francisco J. Andrade, Leeds, GB;
Steven J. Ray, Bloomington, IN (US);
Jacob T. Shelley, Bloomington, IN (US);
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for performing mass spectrometry and a method of analyzing a sample through mass spectrometry. In particular, the disclosure relates to an apparatus capable of ambient mass spectrometry and mass spectral imaging and a method for the same. The apparatus couples laser ablation, flowing atmospheric-pressure afterglow ionization, and a mass spectrometer.