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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
May. 21, 2010
Naoki Murakami, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Naoki Murakami, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Fujifilm Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A mass-spectrometry apparatus includes a substrate for mass spectrometry used in surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry, a light irradiation means that irradiates sample S in contact with a surface of the substrate with measurement light Lto desorb analyte R in sample S from the surface, a metal probe that generates near-field light at the leading end thereof by irradiation with measurement light L, a detector that detects desorbed analyte Ri, and an analysis means that performs mass spectrometry on analyte R based on a detection result by the detector. The leading end of the metal probe is arranged in such a manner that the near-field light generated by irradiation with measurement light Lis in contact with a measurement light irradiation portion of sample S. The metal probe is arranged, with respect to the measurement light irradiation portion, at a position different from the direction of the detector.