Radiant energy – Ionic separation or analysis – Ion beam pulsing means with detector synchronizing means
Patent
1996-04-04
1998-03-03
Berman, Jack I.
Radiant energy
Ionic separation or analysis
Ion beam pulsing means with detector synchronizing means
250288, H01J 4940, H01J 4904
Patent
active
057238618
ABSTRACT:
Generally, the present invention provides a recirculating filtration system for use with a transportable ion mobility spectrometer. One preferred embodiment of the transportable recirculating filtration system comprises a pump connected with a set of filters and flow sensors to an ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) sensor. The IMS sensor's outlet flow is cleaned by the filters and recirculated by the pump back into the IMS sensor as the carrier fluid stream flow. A portion of the IMS sensor's outlet flow equal to the amount of flow introduced into the sensor is exhausted from the filtration system to maintain a constant total flow volume through the system as the sample is being taken. An alternate preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a transportable recirculating filtration system for measuring an unknown concentration of a selected ionizable contaminant substance such as benzene present in a sample fluid stream in which other substances may coexist. The filtration system of the alternate preferred embodiment comprises a pump connected with a set of filters, flow sensors, and a plurality of valves to a device for introducing a controlled concentration of the selected ionizable contaminant into an ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) sensor. The unknown concentration is calculated using the Standard Addition Method. The alternate preferred embodiment of the present invention also provides a recirculating filtration system which can be used to calibrate the IMS sensor by establishing which ionogram structures result from the presence of a particular analyte in the sample stream. A known concentration of an analyte is introduced into the sample stream. The resulting ionogram is compared to an ionogram recorded with no contaminants present. By comparing these spectra, a correlation can be made between the positions of features in the ionogram and the analyte which gives rise to these features.
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Carnahan Byron Lee
Tarassov Alexander Semenovich
Berman Jack I.
Mine Safety Appliances Company
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