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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yoichi Otsuka, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ionization device includes a support configured to support a sample, a probe configured to determine a portion of the sample to be ionized, an irradiation unit configured to emit laser light and is disposed to irradiate with the laser light a liquid bridge portion between the sample and the probe, an extract electrode configured to extract ions obtained by ionizing the sample, a liquid supply unit configured to supply a liquid to a region of the sample, and voltage application units configured to generate an electric field between a portion of the probe that is in contact with the liquid bridge portion and the extract electrode.