Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mass spectrometer
- Patent Title (中): 质谱仪
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Application No.: US12440324Application Date: 2007-12-20
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Publication No.: US07985951B2Publication Date: 2011-07-26
- Inventor: Daisuke Okumura , Hiroto Itoi
- Applicant: Daisuke Okumura , Hiroto Itoi
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto
- Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
- Current Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- International Application: PCT/JP2007/001438 WO 20071220
- International Announcement: WO2009/081445 WO 20090702
- Main IPC: H01J49/00
- IPC: H01J49/00

Abstract:
A radio-frequency ion guide (20) for converging ions by a radio-frequency electric field and simultaneously transporting the ions into the subsequent stage is composed of eight rod electrodes (21 through 28) arranged in such a manner as to surround an ion optical axis (C). Each of the rod electrodes (21 through 28) is disposed at a tilt with respect to the ion optical axis (C) so that the radius r2 of the inscribed circle (29b) at the end face of the ion exit side is larger than the radius r1 of the inscribed circle (29a) at the end face of the ion injection side. Accordingly, the gradient of the magnitude or depth of the pseudopotential is formed in the ion's traveling direction in the space surrounded by the rod electrodes (21 through 28). Ions are accelerated in accordance with this gradient. Therefore, even in the case where the gas pressure is relatively high and ions have many chances to collide with gas, it is possible to moderate the ions' slowdown and prevent the ions' delay and stop.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100171035A1 MASS SPECTROMETER Public/Granted day:2010-07-08
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