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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Inventor:
Stevan Bajic, Sale, GB;
Assignee:
Micromass UK Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/04 (2006.01); H01J 49/14 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/045 (2013.01); H01J 49/0031 (2013.01); H01J 49/0445 (2013.01); H01J 49/142 (2013.01); H01J 49/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ion source is provided comprising one or more nebulizers and one or more targets, wherein the one or more nebulizers are arranged and adapted to emit, in use, a stream predominantly of droplets which are caused to impact upon the one or more targets and to ionise the droplets to form a plurality of ions. The ion source further comprises one or more electrodes arranged adjacent to and/or attached to the one or more targets wherein the one or more electrodes comprise one or more apertures, notches or cut-outs wherein at least some of the plurality of ions pass, in use, through the one or more apertures, notches or cut-outs.