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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Loveland, CO (US);
Inventors:
Adrian Land, San Carlos, CA (US);
Stuart C. Hansen, Palo Alto, 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); H01J 49/14 (2006.01); H01J 49/26 (2006.01); H01J 49/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/10 (2013.01); H01J 49/107 (2013.01); H01J 49/147 (2013.01); H01J 49/162 (2013.01); H01J 49/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ion sources for use in mass spectrometry (MS) systems are described. The ion sources each comprise an ion funnel and an ionization source configured to ionize neutral analyte molecules.