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

IPC: H01J49/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G01N21/71 ,  G01N27/622 ,  H01J49/16 ,  A61B1/313 ,  A61B18/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US20190267221A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-29

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

IPC: H01J49/00 ,  H01J49/16 ,  G01N21/71 ,  G01N27/62 ,  A61B5/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US20190295834A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-26

申请号：US16306834

申请日：2017-06-05

Applicant: MICROMASS UK LIMITED

Inventor： Steven Derek Pringle ,  Emrys Jones ,  Stephen O'Brien ,  Anthony Hesse ,  Mike Morris ,  Zoltan Takats

IPC: H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/14 ,  G01N1/40

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising a first ion source (10) arranged and adapted to emit a spray of charged droplets (11), and a control system arranged and adapted to control one or more spatial properties of said spray of charged droplets (11) in use by automatically varying or adjusting one or more parameters of said first ion source.

公开(公告)号：US11031231B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US16306834

申请日：2017-06-05

Applicant: MICROMASS UK LIMITED

Inventor： Steven Derek Pringle ,  Emrys Jones ,  Stephen O'Brien ,  Anthony Hesse ,  Mike Morris ,  Zoltan Takats

IPC: H01J49/16 ,  G01N1/40 ,  H01J49/14

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising a first ion source (10) arranged and adapted to emit a spray of charged droplets (11), and a control system arranged and adapted to control one or more spatial properties of said spray of charged droplets (11) in use by automatically varying or adjusting one or more parameters of said first ion source.