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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2011
David E. Clemmer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Stormy L. Koeniger, Evanston, IL (US);
Stephen J. Valentine, Bloomington, IN (US);
David E. Clemmer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Stormy L. Koeniger, Evanston, IL (US);
Stephen J. Valentine, Bloomington, IN (US);
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An ion mobility spectrometer comprises a drift tube defining a drift tube inlet configured to receive ions and a drift tube outlet. The drift tube is configured to separate ions in time as a function of ion mobility. The drift tube defines a first ion activation region between the drift tube inlet and the drift tube outlet. The first ion activation region is configured to selectively induce structural changes in at least some of the ions.