公开(公告)号：US20170117129A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15317017

申请日：2015-06-10

Applicant: Micromass UK Limited

Inventor： Steven Derek PRINGLE ,  Farnoush SALARZAEI ,  Nicholas TOMCZYK ,  Jason Lee WILDGOOSE

IPC: H01J49/24 ,  G01N30/72 ,  G01N27/62 ,  H01J49/00

CPC classification number: H01J49/24 ,  G01N27/622 ,  G01N30/7233 ,  H01J49/0009 ,  H01J49/0027 ,  H01J49/004 ,  H01J49/0045

Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility separator for separating ions according to their ion mobility, one or more first devices or stages arranged upstream of the ion mobility separator and a control system. The control system is arranged and adapted to monitor directly or indirectly the operating environment within the ion mobility separator, and to control the operating environment within the ion mobility separator based on the monitoring by controlling one or more gas flows to or within one or more of the one or more first devices or stages.

公开(公告)号：US20200051803A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16543141

申请日：2019-08-16

Applicant: MICROMASS UK LIMITED

Inventor： Steven Derek PRINGLE ,  Farnoush SALARZAEI ,  Nicholas TOMCZYK ,  Jason Lee WILDGOOSE

IPC: H01J49/24 ,  H01J49/00 ,  G01N30/72 ,  G01N27/62

Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility separator 4 for separating ions according to their ion mobility, one or more first devices or stages arranged upstream of the ion mobility separator and a control system. The control system is arranged and adapted to monitor directly or indirectly the operating environment within the ion mobility separator 4, and to control the operating environment within the ion mobility separator 4 based on the monitoring by controlling one or more gas flows to or within one or more of the one or more first devices or stages.