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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Applicant:
C&e Research, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Cornish, Columbia, MD (US);
Scott Ecelberger, Columbia, MD (US);
Assignee:
C&E Research, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/40 (2006.01); H01J 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/405 (2013.01); H01J 49/0013 (2013.01); H01J 49/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A miniature time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS) was developed for a NASA/ASTID program beginning 2008. The primary targeted application for this technology is the detection of non-volatile (refractory) and biological materials on landed planetary missions. Both atmospheric and airless bodies are potential candidate destinations for the purpose of characterizing mineralogy, and searching for evidence of existing or extant biological activity.