摘要:
The invention pertains to methods and apparatus for performing mass spectrometry with reduced noise. A method includes ionizing a sample analyte (401), segregating the resulting ions by mass to charge ratio (405), detecting the segregated ions 407) and introducing a metastable reducing gas into the mass spectrometer (100) after ionizing and before detecting. A mass spectrometer apparatus (100) includes an ionization volume (107), one or more mass analyzers (113, 117), a collision cell (115) and a detector (119).
摘要:
The present invention generally relates to spatial and structural genomic analysis compositions, which can be used for the mapping of chromosomes and structural analyses of chromosomal rearrangements, including the entire chromosome, as well as specific portions or regions of interest of the chromosomes. In some embodiments, multiple portions of the genome can be distinguished, for instance, using a first detection entity (13) and a second detection entity (14) different from the first detection entity. The detection entities may be immobilized relative to oligonucleotides (11, 12), which may be selected to bind to different locations within the chromosome (25). For instance, the oligonucleotides may be at least substantially complementary to the chromosome, e.g., substantially complementary to a specific location of the chromosome.
摘要:
Apparatus for collecting lubricant, such as from a vacuum pump (22) includes a cabinet (20) for retaining a vacuum pump (22) and a variable depth basin (54) beneath the cabinet (20) for collecting lubricant from a vacuum pump (22). In specific implementations the variable depth basin (54) is deepest proximate the front of the cabinet (20).
摘要:
Information for coordinating use of wireless spectrum resources is disseminated from a frequency server in accordance with the geographic location of wireless devices intending to use the spectrum. The information may be disseminated via a beacon station that communicates with the frequency server to obtain spectrum usage information for the location of the beacon and broadcasts it to wireless devices in the vicinity of the beacon.
摘要:
In order to discover at least part of a frequency list used by an active wireless device in a cellular communications network for neighbour cell signal measurements, measurement reports are extracted from messages carrying reports of measurements relating to propagation of wireless signals between the network and the device. Additional information (such as identity of sections of the network adjacent to a current serving cell for the device) is extracted from other messages, and the extracted measurement reports and additional information are combined to discover the required frequency list.
摘要:
A method of communicating a protocol data unit (400) between a first process (214) and a second process (215) comprises locating the first process at a source node (102) in a communications network and locating the second process at the source node (102). The first process (214) is arranged to send the protocol data unit (400) to the second process (215) at an address corresponding to an, at least notional, target node (114, D). The source node (102) comprises a protocol stack arranged to adapt the protocol data unit (400) to include a data structure definition (406) that supports routing path selection, the data structure definition (406) being used to identify a first address corresponding to the source node (102) as a final destination for the protocol data unit (400), the round-trip path including a first intermediate routing address. Subsequently, the adapted protocol data unit (400) leaves the source node (102) and follows a round-trip path back to the source node (102) via an intermediate node (114, D) corresponding to the first intermediate routing address for processing by the second process (215).
摘要:
The invention refers to a microfluidic system, particularly a microfluidic chip with at least one analytical channel (25) in which a fluid and/or constituents contained therein are movable, and with a detection area (24) in which the fluid and/or the constituents contained therein can be analyzed. At least three channel sections (28, 29, 30) of said channel (25) or of channels cross a substantially linear scan area (27) within the detection area (24), wherein at least one of the channels (25) has a meander-shaped channel section (32) within the detection area (26), so that at least two of its channel sections (28, 29, 30) cross the scan area (27).