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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Alexander Apffel, Mountain View, CA (US);
Arthur Schleifer, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/10 (2006.01); G01N 21/66 (2006.01); H01J 49/04 (2006.01); G01N 1/44 (2006.01); G01N 35/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/10 (2013.01); G01N 1/44 (2013.01); G01N 21/66 (2013.01); G01N 35/08 (2013.01); G01N 35/085 (2013.01); H01J 49/0431 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sample droplet generator transforms a segmented array of sample material into a continuous stream of droplets containing analytes. The droplets may serve as a sample source for a wide range of detectors and analytical instruments. As one example, the droplets may be introduced into an ion source of a spectrometer that measures ions produced from the droplets or photons emitted from the droplets.