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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2008
Peter T. Williams, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Harvey Dean Loucks, Jr., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Peter T. Williams, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Harvey Dean Loucks, Jr., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A disruptor apparatus comprises a nozzle comprising: a converging section; a diverging section; and a throat between the converging section and the diverging section. The disruptor apparatus also comprises a holder configured to receive a fluid conduit, which comprises an outlet located in the converging section; and a channel disposed about the holder and configured to guide a gas past the outlet of the fluid conduit, through the converging section, through the throat and into the diverging section where the gas travels at supersonic speed and establishes a standing shock wave in the diverging section. A mass spectrometer and a method are also described.