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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Inventors:
John Brian Hoyes, Stockport, GB;
Anthony James Gilbert, High Peak, GB;
Motohiro Suyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
MICROMASS UK LIMITED, Wilmslow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/02 (2006.01); H01J 49/40 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/025 (2013.01); H01J 49/0031 (2013.01); H01J 49/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ion detector for a Time of Flight mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a single Microchannel Plate which is arranged to receive ions and output electrons. The electrons are directed onto an array of photodiodes which directly detects the electrons. The output from each photodiode is connected to a separate Time to Digital Converter provided on an ASIC.