Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Extraction system for charged secondary particles for use in a mass spectrometer or other charged particle device
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Application No.: US15999488Application Date: 2017-02-17
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Publication No.: US11101123B2Publication Date: 2021-08-24
- Inventor: David Dowsett
- Applicant: Luxembourg Institute Of Science And Technology (LIST)
- Applicant Address: LU Esch-sur-Alzette
- Assignee: Luxembourg Institute Of Science And Technology (LIST)
- Current Assignee: Luxembourg Institute Of Science And Technology (LIST)
- Current Assignee Address: LU Esch-sur-Alzette
- Agency: Sandberg Phoenix and von Gontard, P.C.
- Priority: LU92980 20160219
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/053657 WO 20170217
- International Announcement: WO2017/140868 WO 20170824
- Main IPC: H01J49/46
- IPC: H01J49/46 ; H01J49/06 ; H01J49/14 ; G01N23/2258

Abstract:
The invention is directed to mass spectrometer comprising an extraction system for secondary ions. The system comprises: an inner spherical deflecting sector; an outer spherical deflecting sector; a deflecting gap formed between the sectors; a housing in which the sectors are arranged. The deflecting sectors (42; 44) are biased at retarding gap (46). The system further comprises an exit disc electrode with an exit through hole centered about the exit axis, the intermediate electrode being biased at an intermediate voltage between the voltage of the housing and the average voltage of the sectors. The trajectories of the secondary ions become more parallel to the exit axis and become closer to the axis.
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