Atmospheric pressure ion sources
    2.
    发明授权
    Atmospheric pressure ion sources 有权
    大气压离子源

    公开(公告)号:US06593568B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-15

    申请号:US09324401

    申请日:1999-06-02

    IPC分类号: B01D5944

    摘要: An Atmospheric Pressure Ion (API) source is configured for Electrospray (ES) and Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization (APCI) operating modes. The API source includes a multipurpose heater assembly mounted in the API source chamber. The multipurpose heater supplies heat to the API chamber endplate, bath gas and entrance end of the capillary orifice into vacuum as well as supplying electrical connections to the API source elements. An additional heater is configured at the exit end of the capillary orifice into vacuum. With this configuration, the bath gas, endplate and capillary entrance temperature can be set independent of gas flow rate. The capillary exit and entrance temperatures can be set independently as well. The multipurpose endplate heater combined with the capillary exit heater allows the optimization of API source performance over a wide range of operating conditions and analytical applications.

    摘要翻译: 大气压离子(API)源被配置用于电喷雾(ES)和大气压化学电离(APCI)操作模式。 API源包括安装在API源室中的多用途加热器组件。 多功能加热器将API室端板,浴室气体和毛细孔入口端的热量提供到真空中,并向API源元件提供电气连接。 另外的加热器配置在毛细管孔的出口端进入真空。 通过这种配置,浴气,终板和毛细管入口温度可独立于气体流量设定。 毛细管出口和入口温度也可以独立设置。 多用途终板加热器与毛细管出口加热器相结合,可以在广泛的操作条件和分析应用中优化API源性能。

    Electrospray and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization sources

    公开(公告)号:US5844237A

    公开(公告)日:1998-12-01

    申请号:US791346

    申请日:1997-01-31

    摘要: Improvements have been made to the Electrospray and Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization source chambers interfaced to mass spectrometers to simplify source performance optimization and source operation and to improve system sensitivity. The atmospheric pressure ion source procedure for optimizing performance has been simplified by adding windows along the sides of the atmospheric pressure ionization chamber allowing direct viewing of the Electrospray and Atmospheric pressure ion sources during operation. A cylindrical lens which extends along the side walls of the atmospheric pressure chamber has been configured to be semitransparent for viewing into the chamber. This cylindrical shaped side lens is electrically isolated from the Electrospray liquid introduction needle and Electrospray chamber endplate. Improved Electrospray mass spectrometer system sensitivity can be achieved when operating the cylindrical lens with a higher potential difference between it and the Electrospray liquid introduction needle than is set between the needle and the endplate.

    Electrospray and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization sources
    5.
    发明授权
    Electrospray and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization sources 失效
    电喷雾和大气压化学电离源

    公开(公告)号:US06060705A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-09

    申请号:US988491

    申请日:1997-12-10

    IPC分类号: H01J49/42 B01D59/44 H01J49/00

    CPC分类号: H01J49/165

    摘要: Improvements have been made to the Electrospray and Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization source chambers interfaced to mass spectrometers to simplify source performance optimization and source operation and to improve system sensitivity. The atmospheric pressure ion source procedure for optimizing performance has been simplified by adding windows along the sides of the atmospheric pressure ionization chamber allowing direct viewing of the Electrospray and Atmospheric pressure ion sources during operation. A cylindrical lens which extends along the side walls of the atmospheric pressure chamber has been configured to be semitransparent for viewing into the chamber. This cylindrical shaped side lens is electrically isolated from the Electrospray liquid introduction needle and Electrospray chamber endplate. Improved Electrospray mass spectrometer system sensitivity can be achieved when operating the cylindrical lens with a higher potential difference between it and the Electrospray liquid introduction needle than is set between the needle and the endplate.

    摘要翻译: 已经对与质谱仪连接的电喷雾和大气压化学电离源室进行了改进,以简化源性能优化和源操作,并提高系统灵敏度。 通过在大气压电离室的侧面添加窗口可简化用于优化性能的大气压离子源程序,从而可以在运行期间直接观察电喷雾和大气压离子源。 沿着大气压力室的侧壁延伸的圆柱形透镜已经被配置为半透明的,用于观察室。 该圆柱形侧透镜与电喷雾液引入针和电喷雾室终板电隔离。 当操作具有比电针与终板之间设置的电喷雾引入针之间更高的电位差的柱面透镜时,可以实现改进的电喷雾质谱系统灵敏度。

    Configuration of an atmospheric pressure ion source
    6.
    发明授权
    Configuration of an atmospheric pressure ion source 失效
    大气压离子源的配置

    公开(公告)号:US07601951B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-13

    申请号:US09423471

    申请日:1997-05-17

    IPC分类号: B01D59/44

    CPC分类号: H01J49/145 H01J49/06

    摘要: An API source for mass spectrometry which is configured such that all or a portion of its vacuum assembly, including ion focusing and transport electrostatic lenses and ion guides, and two or more vacuum stages can be removed from the source or system vacuum housing as a complete assembly. The API source may be an ES, APCI or ICP source, or any other ion source which operates at substantially atmospheric pressure. The insert assembly can be electrically isolated from the grounded vacuum housing to enable the delivery of kilovolt potential ions into a magnetic sector mass analyzer from the API source. The insert assemblies can be configured to interface to quadrupole, Time-Of-Flight, ion trap, Fourier Transform, and magnetic sector mass analyzers. Electrical connections can be configured internally to make and break automatically when said insert assembly is inserted or removed from the surrounding vacuum housing. The insert assembly is configured to be removed from the vacuum housing without the need to disconnect vacuum pumps, vacuum pumping lines, vacuum gauges, or external electrical connectors. The invention simplifies the cleaning and maintenance of API mass analyzer systems, can reduce the cost and complexity of said systems and can reduce instrument down time. The API insert assembly removal allows for the insertion of alternative ion sources, for example, Laser Desorption, Electron Bombardment, Chemical Ionization, Thermospray, and Particle Beam hardware which can utilize the same vacuum pumps and electrical contacts as are used by the API source.

    摘要翻译: 用于质谱的API来源,其被配置为使得其真空组件的全部或一部分(包括离子聚焦和输送静电透镜和离子导向器)以及两个或更多个真空级可以从源或系统真空壳体中移除,作为完整的 部件。 API源可以是ES,APCI或ICP源,或者在基本上大气压下工作的任何其他离子源。 插入组件可以与接地的真空壳体电隔离,以使得能够从API源将千伏电位离子输送到磁性扇区质量分析器中。 插入组件可以配置为与四极杆,飞行时间,离子阱,傅立叶变换和磁性扇区质量分析仪接口。 当所述插入组件从周围的真空壳体插入或移除时,可以在内部配置电气连接以自动制动和断开。 插入组件被配置为从真空壳体移除,而不需要断开真空泵,真空泵送管线,真空计或外部电连接器。 本发明简化了API质量分析仪系统的清洁和维护,可以降低所述系统的成本和复杂性,并可以减少仪器停机时间。 API插入组件移除允许插入替代离子源,例如激光解吸,电子轰击,化学离子化,热气体和粒子束硬件,其可以利用与API源使用的相同的真空泵和电触点。