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- Patent Title: Laser desorption, ablation, and ionization system for mass spectrometry analysis of samples including organic and inorganic materials
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Application No.: US17516444Application Date: 2021-11-01
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Publication No.: US11769656B2Publication Date: 2023-09-26
- Inventor: Jeffrey Williams , Stephen Strickland , Neal Wostbrock , Oleg Maltsev , Matthew McGoogan , Scott Messina
- Applicant: Exum Instruments
- Applicant Address: US CO Wheat Ridge
- Assignee: Exum Instruments
- Current Assignee: Exum Instruments
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Wheat Ridge
- Agency: Polsinelli PC
- Agent David R. Mika
- Main IPC: H01J49/04
- IPC: H01J49/04 ; H01J49/16 ; H01J49/14

Abstract:
Systems and methods for sample analysis include applying, using a first laser source, a first beam to a sample to desorb organic material from a location of the sample and ionizing the desorbed organic material using a second laser source to generate ionized organic material. The ionized organic material is then analyzed using a mass spectrometer. A second beam from the first laser is then applied to the sample to ablate inorganic material from the location of the sample. The ablated inorganic material is then ionized using the second laser source to generate ionized inorganic material. The mass spectrometer is then used to analyze the ionized inorganic material. During analysis, one or more images of the sample may also be captured and linked to the collected analysis data.
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