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公开(公告)号:US11367602B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-21
申请号:US16971958
申请日:2019-02-22
Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
Inventor: Keith Richardson , Jeffery Mark Brown , David J. Langridge
Abstract: Disclosed herein are various methods and apparatus for performing charge detection mass spectrometry (CDMS). In particular, techniques are disclosed for monitoring a detector signal from a CDMS device to determine how many ions are present in the ion trap (10) of the CDMS device. For example, if no ions are present the measurement can then be terminated early. Similarly, if more than one ion is present, the measurement can be terminated early, or ions can be removed from the trap (10) until only a single ion remains. Techniques are also provided for increasing the probability of there being a single ion in the trap (10). A technique for attenuating an ion beam is also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20210319993A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-14
申请号:US17356793
申请日:2021-06-24
Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
Inventor: Keith Richardson , Jason Lee Wildgoose
Abstract: A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising: performing a plurality of cycles of operation during a single experimental run, wherein each cycle comprises: mass selectively transmitting precursor ions of a single mass, or range of masses, through or out of a mass separator or mass filter at any given time, wherein the mass separator or mass filter is operated such that the single mass or range of masses transmitted therefrom is varied with time; and mass analysing ions.
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公开(公告)号:US11145497B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-12
申请号:US16308214
申请日:2017-06-06
Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
Inventor: Steven Pringle , Emrys Jones , Mike Morris , Keith Richardson , Zoltan Takats
Abstract: A method of analysing a target is disclosed comprising ablating a portion of a target so as to cause an aerosol plume to be produced and light or other electromagnetic radiation to be emitted. The aerosol plume is analysed using mass spectrometry and/or ion mobility spectrometry and the emitted light or other electromagnetic radiation is analysed using optical spectroscopy in order to determine one or more regions of interest of the target and/or one or more margins or bounds of a region of interest of the target.
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公开(公告)号:US11049709B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-29
申请号:US15035952
申请日:2014-11-11
Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
Inventor: Kevin Giles , Martin Raymond Green , Keith Richardson , Jason Lee Wildgoose
IPC: H01J49/06 , H01J49/00 , G01N27/622
Abstract: A method of mass spectrometry or ion mobility spectrometry is disclosed comprising: providing ions towards an ion storage region; selecting a target maximum charge desired to be stored within the ion storage region at any given time; and reducing the ion current passing to the ion storage region such that the ions entering the ion storage region do not cause the total charge within the storage region to rise above said target maximum charge. The step of reducing the ion current passing to the ion storage region comprises: temporally separating the ions according to their ion mobility in an ion mobility separator; and mass filtering the ions according to mass to charge ratio with a mass filter. Said steps of separating and mass filtering the ions result in substantially only target ions having selected combinations of ion mobility and mass to charge ratio being transmitted towards the ion storage region. The method further comprises accumulating the target ions within the ion storage region during an ion accumulation period.
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公开(公告)号:US10727040B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-28
申请号:US16144580
申请日:2018-09-27
Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
Inventor: Martin Raymond Green , Keith Richardson , Jason Lee Wildgoose
Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility separation device for separating ions according to their ion mobility, a first quadrupole mass filter downstream of the ion mobility separation device, a control system arranged and adapted to scan and/or step the set mass of the first quadrupole mass filter a plurality of times over a first mass to charge ratio range of
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公开(公告)号:US20200075308A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-05
申请号:US16563203
申请日:2019-09-06
Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
Inventor: Martin Green , Jason Wildgoose , Keith Richardson , Kevin Giles , Daniel Kenny , David Langridge , Richard Moulds
Abstract: A mass filter is disclosed having at least one electrode (42-48) comprising an aperture (43) or recess. Voltages are applied to the electrodes (42-48) of the mass filter such that ions having mass to charge ratios in a desired range are confined by the electrodes and are transmitted along and through the mass filter, whereas ions (47,49) having mass to charge ratios outside of said desired range are unstable and pass into the aperture (43) or recess such that they are filtered out by the mass filter. The aperture (43) or recess reduces or eliminates the number of ions that would otherwise impact the electrode surface facing the ion transmission axis and hence reduces degradation of the ion transmission properties of the mass filter.
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公开(公告)号:US20200013605A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-09
申请号:US16518028
申请日:2019-07-22
Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
Inventor: Michael Raymond Morris , Steven Derek Pringle , Keith Richardson , Ian Sinclair
Abstract: An ion source for a mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ultrasonic transducer which focuses ultrasonic energy onto a surface of a sample fluid without directly contacting the sample fluid.
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公开(公告)号:US10403485B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-03
申请号:US14345061
申请日:2012-09-17
Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
Inventor: Kevin Giles , Martin Raymond Green , Keith Richardson , Jason Lee Wildgoose
Abstract: A method of encoding a parent or precursor ion beam to aid product ion assignment is disclosed. According to an embodiment the energy of parent ions entering a collision cell is progressively increased. Different species of parent ions fragment at different collision energies. Fragment ion intensity profiles are matched with parent ion intensity profiles to correlate fragment ions with corresponding parent ions.
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公开(公告)号:US10388499B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-20
申请号:US15125363
申请日:2015-03-10
Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
Inventor: Kevin Giles , Martin Raymond Green , Keith Richardson , Jason Lee Wildgoose
Abstract: A method of identifying ions or confirming the identity of ions is disclosed comprising determining a physico-chemical or other property of first ions under first conditions, determining the physico-chemical or other property of the first ions or second ions derived from the first ions under second different conditions, and identifying or confirming the identity of the first ions or determining a class of the first or the second ions on the basis of the physico-chemical or other property of the first ions as determined under the first conditions and on the basis of the physico-chemical or other property of the first ions or second ions derived from the first ions as determined under the second conditions.
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公开(公告)号:US20190234901A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-01
申请号:US16375513
申请日:2019-04-04
Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
Inventor: Martin Raymond Green , Keith Richardson , Jason Lee Wildgoose
IPC: G01N27/447 , H01J49/00 , H01J49/04 , G01N27/62
CPC classification number: G01N27/44717 , G01N27/4473 , G01N27/44782 , G01N27/44791 , G01N27/624 , H01J49/0027 , H01J49/0031 , H01J49/004 , H01J49/0404
Abstract: A method of mass spectrometry or ion mobility spectrometry is disclosed in which analyte ions of a desired charge state are isolated. The method comprises: separating analytes according to their electrophoretic mobility; ionising the analytes; and mass filtering the resulting analyte ions, wherein the mass to charge ratios of the ions transmitted by a mass filter are varied as a function of the electrophoretic mobility and according to a predetermined relationship such that substantially only ions having said desired charge state are transmitted by the mass filter.
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