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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 25, 2011
Melvin Andrew Park, Billerica, MA (US);
Desmond Allen Kaplan, Billerica, MA (US);
Mark Ridgeway, Bremen, DE;
Gary L. Glish, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Melvin Andrew Park, Billerica, MA (US);
Desmond Allen Kaplan, Billerica, MA (US);
Mark Ridgeway, Bremen, DE;
Gary L. Glish, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Bruker Daltonics, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
Analyte ions are analyzed first by field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) before being analyzed by a mass analyzer. Analyte ions are produced at near atmospheric pressure and transferred via a dielectric capillary into the vacuum system of the mass analyzer. While passing through the capillary, the ions are analyzed by FAIMS via electrodes on the interior wall of the capillary. Improved ion transmission is achieved by providing smooth geometric transitions between the channel in FAIMS analyzer and the channel in the remainder of the capillary.