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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Shane M. Tysk, Arlington, MA (US);
John P. D'Angelo, Medford, MA (US);
William D. Herzog, Bedford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/30 (2006.01); G01N 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/67 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spark-induced breakdown spectroscopy apparatus can have a housing with an inlet and an outlet that define an analyte flow path. A laser can define a laser pathway generally transverse to an intersecting the analyte flow path. A pair of electrodes, which can have insulating shields, can be mounted within the housing and can define a spark path. An optical detection element defines an optical path. The apparatus can be used to identify an aerosolized analyte.