EP1505635A3 - Mass spectrometers and methods of mass spectrometry - Google Patents

Mass spectrometers and methods of mass spectrometry Download PDF

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EP1505635A3
EP1505635A3 EP04026520A EP04026520A EP1505635A3 EP 1505635 A3 EP1505635 A3 EP 1505635A3 EP 04026520 A EP04026520 A EP 04026520A EP 04026520 A EP04026520 A EP 04026520A EP 1505635 A3 EP1505635 A3 EP 1505635A3
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Robert Harold Bateman
Kevin Giles
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Micromass UK Ltd
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Priority to EP20100183535 priority Critical patent/EP2302661A1/en
Priority claimed from EP01310026A external-priority patent/EP1215712B1/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J49/00—Particle spectrometers or separator tubes
    • H01J49/02—Details
    • H01J49/06—Electron- or ion-optical arrangements
    • H01J49/062—Ion guides
    • H01J49/065—Ion guides having stacked electrodes, e.g. ring stack, plate stack

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  • Other Investigation Or Analysis Of Materials By Electrical Means (AREA)
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An ion guide 15;15' is disclosed comprising a plurality of electrodes 15a, 15b each having apertures which are preferably circular and substantially the same size. The ion guide 15;15' is preferably maintained in a vacuum chamber at a relatively high pressure.
EP04026520A 2000-11-29 2001-11-29 Mass spectrometers and methods of mass spectrometry Expired - Lifetime EP1505635B1 (en)

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EP20100183535 EP2302661A1 (en) 2000-11-29 2001-11-29 Mass spectrometer comprising an ion tunnel ion guide, method of mass spectrometry

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GBGB0029088.2A GB0029088D0 (en) 2000-11-29 2000-11-29 Ion tunnel
GB0029088 2000-11-29
GB0109760 2001-04-20
GBGB0109760.9A GB0109760D0 (en) 2000-11-29 2001-04-20 Mass spectrometers and methods of mass spectrometry
GB0110149A GB0110149D0 (en) 2000-11-29 2001-04-25 Mass spectrometers and methods of mass spectrometry
GB0110149 2001-04-25
GB0120028 2001-08-16
GBGB0120028.6A GB0120028D0 (en) 2000-11-29 2001-08-16 Mass spectrometers and methods of mass spectrometry
EP01310026A EP1215712B1 (en) 2000-11-29 2001-11-29 Mass spectrometer and methods of mass spectrometry

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EP01310026A Division EP1215712B1 (en) 2000-11-29 2001-11-29 Mass spectrometer and methods of mass spectrometry
EP01310026.8 Division 2001-11-29

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EP1505635A2 EP1505635A2 (en) 2005-02-09
EP1505635A3 true EP1505635A3 (en) 2007-03-21
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BELOV M E ET AL: "Initial implementation of an electrodynamic ion funnel with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry", JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC., NEW YORK, NY, US, vol. 11, no. 1, January 2000 (2000-01-01), pages 19 - 23, XP004264774, ISSN: 1044-0305 *

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DE60143861D1 (en) 2011-02-24
ATE495542T1 (en) 2011-01-15
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EP1505635A2 (en) 2005-02-09
EP1505635B1 (en) 2011-01-12

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