Radiant energy – Ionic separation or analysis – Ion beam pulsing means with detector synchronizing means
Patent
1996-11-08
1998-10-20
Anderson, Bruce
Radiant energy
Ionic separation or analysis
Ion beam pulsing means with detector synchronizing means
250288, B01D 5944, H01J 4900
Patent
active
058250255
ABSTRACT:
A miniaturized time-of-flight mass spectrometer having a minimized flight path of sample ions between a repeller and a detector in order to minimize the overall size of the time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS), thereby requiring a reduced vacuum capacity. The TOF-MS includes an ionizer in which a sample to be tested is placed. An electron gun is provided for emitting electrons through the ionizer to the sample, thus ionizing the sample. An input lens comprising a plurality of electrodes is provided for collimating the ions freed from the sample and directing the collimated ions toward an accelerator region. To reduce lateral velocity spread in the incoming ion beam, the input lens is set to have its input focal point at the point of ionization. A mass spectrometer is provided for detection of the freed ions. A repeller is pulsed to push the ions toward a detector in the TOF-MS. The ions travel through a plurality of grids provided to maintain a linear electric field and into the flight tube. The grids are oriented such that at least the initial portion of the flight path is at a right angle with respect to the ion beam emitted from the input lens. Deflectors are provided within the flight tube for compensating lateral velocity components. The grids are spaced dependant upon the flight path length, and the potentials of each grid are selected such that performance is optimized.
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Anderson Bruce
Comstock, Inc.
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