Leading edge/trailing edge TOF detection

Details Leading edge/trailing edge TOF detection Leading edge/trailing edge TOF detection

2006-09-19

2006-09-19

Lee, John R. (Department: 2881)

Radiant energy

Ionic separation or analysis

Ion beam pulsing means with detector synchronizing means

C250S281000, C250S282000, C250S286000, C250S294000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07109475

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are a time-of-flight mass spectrometer and signal processing electronics. The signal processing electronics include a plurality of time-to-digital converters configured to receive signal pulses from the same detector anode within the time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The signal processing electronics are further configured to differentiate, and compensate for, those signal pulses caused by the detection of more than one ion. Differentiation and compensation are achieved by using the time-to-digital converters to detect the leading and trailing edges of a signal pulse. The time difference between the detection of the leading edge and detection of the trailing edge is indicative of whether or not the signal pulse was generated by the detection of more than one ion.

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