公开(公告)号：US20070029474A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-08

申请号：US11352301

申请日：2006-02-13

申请人： Robert Cotter ,  Benjamin Gardner ,  John Holland

发明人： Robert Cotter ,  Benjamin Gardner ,  John Holland

IPC分类号： H01J49/00

CPC分类号： H01J49/40 ,  H01J49/10

摘要： A time-of-flight mass spectrometer which has an iron source, an evacuated tube proximate the ion source and adapted to receive ions from the ion source, and a detector disposed at an end of the evacuated tube opposite an end proximate the ion source. The ion source is constructed to generate an electric field that changes non-linearly as a function of position along a path from the ion source to the detector. The ion source is constructed to generate an electric field that changes as a function of time, the electric field being provided to accelerate ions from the ion source to the detector.

摘要翻译： 飞行时间质谱仪，其具有铁源，靠近离子源的真空管，并适于接收离子源的离子;以及检测器，设置在与靠近离子源的端部相对的真空管的端部处。 离子源被构造成产生电场，该电场作为沿着从离子源到检测器的路径的位置的函数而非线性地变化。 离子源被构造成产生随时间变化的电场，提供电场以加速离子从离子源到检测器的离子。

公开(公告)号：US20070034794A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-15

申请号：US10546323

申请日：2004-02-23

申请人： Robert Cotter ,  Benjamin Gardner ,  Robert English ,  Serguei Ilchenko

发明人： Robert Cotter ,  Benjamin Gardner ,  Robert English ,  Serguei Ilchenko

IPC分类号： H01J49/00

CPC分类号： H01J49/004 ,  H01J49/405

摘要： A tandem mass spectrometer includes a linear time-of-flight mass analyzer and curved field reflectron mass analyzer. The curved-field reflectron mass analyzer is disposed at an end of the linear time-of-flight mass analyzer such that ions having a plurality of ion masses formed in the linear time-of-flight analyzer such that ions having a plurality of ion masses formed in the linear time-of-flight analyzer enter the curved-field reflectron mass analyzer. The tandem mass spectrometer also includes a mass selection gate disposed between the time-of-flight mass analyzer and the curved-field reflectron mass analyzer. The mass selection gate selects an ion mass from the plurality of ion masses. Furthermore, the tandem mass spectrometer also includes a dissociating component located in a path of the ions formed in the linear time-of-flight analyzer. The dissociating component causes dissociation of the ions into a plurality of ion fragments.

摘要翻译： 串联质谱仪包括线性飞行时间质量分析仪和弯曲场反射体质量分析仪。 弯道反射体质量分析器设置在线性飞行时质量分析器的末端，使得在线性飞行时间分析器中形成多个离子质量的离子使得具有多个离子质量的离子 形成在线性飞行时间分析仪中进入曲面反射体质量分析仪。 串联质谱仪还包括设置在飞行时间质量分析器和弯曲场反射体质量分析器之间的质量选择门。 质量选择门从多个离子质量选择离子质量。 此外，串联质谱仪还包括位于在线性飞行时间分析仪中形成的离子的路径中的解离组分。 离解组分导致离子离解成多个离子片段。

公开(公告)号：US20050173627A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-11

申请号：US10508322

申请日：2003-04-09

申请人： Robert Cotter ,  Robert English ,  Benjamin Gardner

发明人： Robert Cotter ,  Robert English ,  Benjamin Gardner

IPC分类号： B01D59/44 ,  H01J49/00 ,  H01J49/04 ,  H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/40

CPC分类号： H01J49/40 ,  B82Y15/00 ,  H01J49/164

摘要： A mass spectrometer (50) which includes an ionizing source (62), a sample holder (60) arranged in a beam path of the ionizing source (62), an ion detector (54) disposed to receive ions extracted from a sample (61) when held by the sample holder (60) and irradiated by the ionizing source (62). The mass spectrometer (50) also includes an extraction electrode (56) arranged proximate the sample holder (60), and a drift tube (58) arranged between the extraction electrode (56) and the ion detector (54). In the mass spectrometer (50), the extraction electrode (56) and the drift tube (58) are movable together relative to the sample holder (60), which is held at a fixed position.

摘要翻译： 一种质谱仪（50），包括电离源（62），布置在电离源（62）的光束路径中的样品保持器（60），离子检测器（54），设置成接收从样品（61 ），并由电离源（62）照射。 质谱仪（50）还包括布置在样品保持器（60）附近的引出电极（56）和布置在引出电极（56）和离子检测器（54）之间的漂移管（58）。 在质谱仪（50）中，提取电极（56）和漂移管（58）可相对于保持在固定位置的样品保持器（60）一起移动。

公开(公告)号：US20050230613A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-20

申请号：US10516255

申请日：2003-05-30

申请人： Robert Cotter ,  Benjamin Gardner

发明人： Robert Cotter ,  Benjamin Gardner

IPC分类号： B01D59/44 ,  H01J49/00 ,  H01J49/06 ,  H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/40

CPC分类号： H01J49/40 ,  H01J49/424

摘要： A time-of-flight mass spectrometer has a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, a third electrode arranged between the first and second electrodes. The third electrode reserves a space for ions to travel between the first and second electrodes. The time-of-flight mass spectrometer further includes a sample probe disposed proximate the first electrode and adapted to hold a sample, and a detector disposed proximate the second electrode. The first electrode is adapted to be connected to a voltage source to cause a difference in voltage between the first and second electrodes to provide an electric field therebetween that changes non-linearly along an ion path between the sample probe and the detector for accelerating ions to be detected.

摘要翻译： 飞行时间质谱仪具有第一电极，与第一电极间隔开的第二电极，布置在第一和第二电极之间的第三电极。 第三电极保留离子在第一和第二电极之间行进的空间。 飞行时间质谱仪还包括设置在第一电极附近并适于保持样品的样品探针和设置在第二电极附近的检测器。 第一电极适于连接到电压源以引起第一和第二电极之间的电压差，以在它们之间提供电场，其间沿着样品探针和检测器之间的离子路径非线性地改变以将离子加速到 被检测。