Mass spectrometer

Details Mass spectrometer Mass spectrometer

2006-10-24

2006-10-24

Berman, Jack (Department: 2881)

Radiant energy

Ionic separation or analysis

Cyclically varying ion selecting field means

Reexamination Certificate

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07126116

ABSTRACT:
A mass spectrometer includes: an ion source; a mass separator for separating ions with respect to mass to charge ratios of the ions; an ion detector; an ion deflector including a pair of electrodes placed opposite each other across an ion optical axis, the ion deflector being placed between the ion source and the mass separator or between the mass separator and the ion detector; and a voltage generator for applying AC voltages of opposite polarities respectively to the pair of electrodes, where a frequency of the AC voltages is determined so that lighter ions are more deflected and prevented from entering the mass separator or the ion detector and heavier ions are less deflected and allowed to enter the mass separator or the ion detector. Only helium ions which are deleterious to the mass spectrometry can be efficiently eliminated while object sample ions are hardly affected. This enables a high-sensitivity and high-accuracy mass analysis of ions whose mass to charge ratios are close to that of helium ions, which until now has been difficult.

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