EP1367632A3 - Mass spectrometer - Google Patents

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EP1367632A3
EP1367632A3 EP03253411A EP03253411A EP1367632A3 EP 1367632 A3 EP1367632 A3 EP 1367632A3 EP 03253411 A EP03253411 A EP 03253411A EP 03253411 A EP03253411 A EP 03253411A EP 1367632 A3 EP1367632 A3 EP 1367632A3
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cell
mass spectrometer
potentials
ions
electrodes
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EP1367632A2 (en
EP1367632B1 (en
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Robert Harold Bateman
Kevin Giles
Steve Pringle
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Micromass UK Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J49/00—Particle spectrometers or separator tubes
    • H01J49/02—Details
    • H01J49/06—Electron- or ion-optical arrangements
    • H01J49/062—Ion guides
    • H01J49/065—Ion guides having stacked electrodes, e.g. ring stack, plate stack
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J49/00—Particle spectrometers or separator tubes
    • H01J49/004—Combinations of spectrometers, tandem spectrometers, e.g. MS/MS, MSn
    • H01J49/0045—Combinations of spectrometers, tandem spectrometers, e.g. MS/MS, MSn characterised by the fragmentation or other specific reaction
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J49/00—Particle spectrometers or separator tubes
    • H01J49/02—Details
    • H01J49/04—Arrangements for introducing or extracting samples to be analysed, e.g. vacuum locks; Arrangements for external adjustment of electron- or ion-optical components
    • H01J49/0468—Arrangements for introducing or extracting samples to be analysed, e.g. vacuum locks; Arrangements for external adjustment of electron- or ion-optical components with means for heating or cooling the sample
    • H01J49/0481—Arrangements for introducing or extracting samples to be analysed, e.g. vacuum locks; Arrangements for external adjustment of electron- or ion-optical components with means for heating or cooling the sample with means for collisional cooling

Abstract

A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a gas collision cell, reaction cell or collisional cooling cell 1 comprising a plurality of electrodes 2. DC potentials are progressively applied to the cell 1 so that ions are urged along the cell 1. <IMAGE>
EP03253411A 2002-05-30 2003-05-30 Mass spectrometer Expired - Lifetime EP1367632B1 (en)

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GB0212511 2002-05-30
GB0212511A GB0212511D0 (en) 2002-05-30 2002-05-30 Mass spectrometer
GB0308346 2003-04-11
GB0308346A GB0308346D0 (en) 2002-05-30 2003-04-11 Mass spectrometer

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EP1367632A2 EP1367632A2 (en) 2003-12-03
EP1367632A3 true EP1367632A3 (en) 2004-09-29
EP1367632B1 EP1367632B1 (en) 2007-09-05

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CA (1) CA2430527C (en)
DE (1) DE60316070T2 (en)
GB (1) GB2391698B (en)

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US5206506A (en) * 1991-02-12 1993-04-27 Kirchner Nicholas J Ion processing: control and analysis
WO1994001883A1 (en) * 1992-07-01 1994-01-20 United States Department Of Energy A method for discriminative particle separation

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ATE372587T1 (en) 2007-09-15
CA2430527C (en) 2012-03-27
EP1367632A2 (en) 2003-12-03
GB2391698A (en) 2004-02-11
DE60316070T2 (en) 2008-06-05
EP1367632B1 (en) 2007-09-05
GB0312482D0 (en) 2003-07-09
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