Time of flight mass spectrometer

Details Time of flight mass spectrometer Time of flight mass spectrometer

2008-07-15

2008-07-15

Berman, Jack I. (Department: 2881)

Radiant energy

Ionic separation or analysis

Ion beam pulsing means with detector synchronizing means

C250S286000, C250S281000, C250S290000, C250S291000, C250S293000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11333214

ABSTRACT:
A time of flight mass spectrometer according to the present invention includes: a) an ion source at which an ion starts flying; b) an energizer for giving a predetermined amount of energy to the ion to let the ion start flying from the ion source; c) an ion guide for forming a time-focusing flight path on which the ion flies once or repeatedly; d) a detector for detecting the ion after flying the flight path; e) an analysis controller for giving different amounts of energy to ions of the same kind using the energizer, and for measuring the values of the flight time of the ions from the ion source to the detector for the amount of energy; and f) a mass calculator for calculating or estimating the mass to charge ratio of the ion based on the difference in the values of the flight time of the ions. Since the flight time of ions on the time-focusing flight path does not depend on their kinetic energy, the difference in the flight time of an ion having two different amounts of energy gives the estimation of the mass to charge ratio of the ion. Thus, a mass spectrometry of an ion for a wide range of mass to charge ratio can be made by simply performing two measurements on the same sample. This greatly reduces the time and labor of mass analysis, and a wide range of mass spectrum can be obtained on a scarce sample on which many-time measurements are impossible.

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