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H01J 49/38 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1251871
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) mass spectrometer, with a vacuum housing comprising three differentially pumped regions allows spatial separation of the processes for generation, translocation, and detection of the ionic species. The ion source provides inlets for solid, liquid, and gaseous samples from direct injection or chromatographic interfaces. Provision is made for ionization by electron impact, chemical ionization, fast atom bombardment, and laser ionization. A system of electrostatic lenses accelerates, focusses, and decelerates the ions for transmission to the ion detector. The mass analyzer includes an ion cyclotron resonance cell in which the ionic motions are detected by amplification of a small "image" current induced in the walls of the cell and made to flow through external detection circuitry. The characteristic frequencies of the ionic motions are revealed by Fourier transformation of the digitized image current, and related to the ionic masses by a simple algebraic calibration function. High resolution and accuracy in the measured masses are achieved through the ultra high vacuum in the analyzer region, and the use of very large data tables for the digital representation of the image current. Such large data arrays (typically 512K words) require the use of a high speed array processor for the Fourier transformation and other mathematical processing, and high capacity magnetic storage media for the mass spectral data arrays. Electronic circuitry achieves an extremely large dynamic range in the ICR mass measurement.
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Meek Jon T.
Stockton Gerald W.
Smart & Biggar
Wyeth Holdings Corporation
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