WO2010103235A9 - Cellule d'ionisation pour spectrometre de masse et detecteur de fuites correspondant - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an ionization cell for a mass spectrometer.
- the invention applies to mass spectrometers in which an electric heating filament emits electrons.
- the invention also relates to a leak detector comprising the ionization cell.
- a gas sample is analyzed by bombarding the sample with a stream of electrons and then moving the ionized particles thus obtained to differentiate them, for example, according to their trajectory.
- the mass spectrometers of the leak detectors measure and quantify a tracer gas, such as helium.
- Mass spectrometers comprise, for example, an ionization cell comprising an ionization cage and a heating electric filament emitting electrons.
- the molecules of the gas to be analyzed are bombarded by the electron beam and a large part of the molecules of the gas to be analyzed is converted into ionized particles. These ionized particles are then accelerated by an electric field. They then arrive in an area subject to a magnetic field, which has the property of deflecting the trajectories of the ionized particles according to their mass.
- the stream of ionized particles of the tracer gas is proportional to the partial pressure of the gas in the installation, and its measurement makes it possible to know the value of the flow rate of the leak detected.
- certain ionization cells comprise two filaments.
- a first working filament is powered to produce the electron beam and a second backup filament is to be powered in case of failure of the first working filament.
- the object of the invention is therefore to reduce the waiting time required for the ionization cell to be operational again during the passage of the first faulty working filament to the second emergency filament.
- the subject of the invention is an ionization cell for a mass spectrometer comprising: an ionisation cage comprising a first and a second electron input slot and one side having an exit slot for the passage of ionized particles, a first working filament arranged facing said first electron entry slot, intended to be fed to produce an electron beam, and a second back-up filament arranged opposite said second slot; input of electrons and intended to be powered in case of failure of the first working filament to produce the electron beam, - said second entrance slot being disposed outside a frontal region located opposite the said first entrance slot.
- the inventors have found with surprise that with this arrangement of the ionisation cell, the second emergency filament is not altered by the first working filament in operation.
- the longitudinal axes of said first and said second entrance slots are substantially parallel to each other, and parallel to an edge of said ionization cage, said first and second inlet slots are disposed on opposite sides of said ionization cage, said first and said second inlet slots define a plane substantially parallel to the plane defined by the side containing the exit slot for the passage ionized particles, the first and second ends of said first and second input slots are contained in two planes respectively parallel to each other and parallel to a side face of the ionization cage, said second input slot is offset by the front region, both along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said first entrance slit and along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said first entrance slit, said second entrance slit is disposed at the distance of a distance of at least one millimeter from the perimeter of the frontal region opposite said first entry slot e, the first filament of work and the second relief comprises a filament coated
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a leak detector
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view of elements of a mass spectrometer according to a first embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an ionisation cage
- FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic side view of an ionization cell
- FIG. is a schematic perspective view of an ionization cell according to a second embodiment
- - Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view of an ionization cell according to a third embodiment
- Figure 7 is a view.
- Figure 8 is a schematic perspective view of an ionization cell according to a fifth embodiment.
- the identical elements bear the same reference numbers.
- FIG. 1 represents a leak detector 1 with a mass spectrometer 2, by tracer gas, such as helium (He 3 or He 4 ) or hydrogen (H 2 ).
- tracer gas such as helium (He 3 or He 4 ) or hydrogen (H 2 ).
- the mass spectrometer 2 is connected to the suction of a secondary pump 3 whose discharge is connected to the suction of a primary pump 4, via a first isolation valve 5.
- the gases to be analyzed 6 possibly containing the tracer gas revealing a leak, are sucked into the intake of the secondary pump 3, via a second isolation valve 7.
- Part of the gases to be analyzed 6 is then sampled by the mass spectrometer 2
- the detector 1 may also comprise a pressure sensor 8 for determining the gas pressure at the connection pipe with the secondary pump 3, upstream of the second isolation valve 7.
- the magnetic deflection mass spectrometer 2 comprises an ionization cell 9 and means for deflecting and selecting the ionized particles 14a, 14b, 14c.
- the ionization cell 9 comprises an ionisation cage 10, in the form of a parallelepiped box, having a first entrance slot 11 for the passage of the electron beam 12.
- the ionization cell 9 also comprises a first filament of 13 to form the electron beam 12 when powered.
- the first working filament 13 is arranged facing the first electron entry slot 11 of the ionization cage 10, so that a maximum of electrons enter the ionization cage 10.
- the ionization cell 9 thus makes it possible to ionize the gases to be analyzed 6 by bombarding them with the electron beam 12, obtaining a beam of ionized particles 14.
- the ionization cage 10 also has an outlet slot 15 on one side 16, for the passage of the ionized particles 14a, 14b, 14c formed in the cage In FIG. 2, the side 16 containing the exit slot 15 corresponds to the upper face of the ionization cage 10.
- the deflection and selection means comprise, for example, means for generating an electric field (not shown) for accelerating the ionized particles 14a, 14b, 14c and means for generating a magnetic field (not shown) oriented substantially according to the arrow B, such as permanent magnets, to deflect the trajectory of the ionized particles 14a, 14b, 14c, according to radii of curvature Ra, Rb, Rc, depending on the mass of the ionized particles.
- the beam of ionized particles 14, which contained ionized particles of different masses, is divided into several beams 14a, 14b, 14c, each beam containing only ionized particles of the same ratio m / e (ratio of the atomic mass of the particle on the number of electrons lost at the moment of ionization).
- the ionized particles of helium 14c are separated from the lighter ionized particles of hydrogen 14b whose radius of curvature Rb is smaller or ionized particles heavier with nitrogen or oxygen 14c whose radius of curvature Rc is bigger.
- the total pressure in the chamber of the mass spectrometer 2 must be kept below 10 -1 Pascal so that the trajectories of electrons and ionized particles are not disturbed by the residual molecules.
- the deflection and selection means may also comprise a triode electrode 17 for collecting the ionized particles 14a whose mass is higher than that of the tracer gas, as well as a diaphragm 18, for selecting the ionized particles of tracer gas 14c, and a braking electrode 19 for removing noise from other ionized species.
- the leak detector 2 also has an acquisition chain comprising in particular a DC amplifier 20 downstream of a target 21 receiving the stream of incident ionized particles of tracer gas 14c originating from the braking electrode 19, to transform it in electronic current.
- the ionization cell 9 further comprises a second emergency filament 22, intended to be powered in the event of failure of the first working filament 13 to produce an electron beam instead of the first working filament 13.
- the filament 22 is arranged opposite a second electron entry slot disposed on a face of the ionization cage 10 (not visible in Figure 2).
- the ionisation cell includes means for switching the supply, enabling selectively supplying one of the two filaments to ensure continuity of work by allowing switching of the supply of the first working filament 13 to the second filament emergency 22 if the working filament 13 has a failure.
- the supply of the filaments 13, 22 is carried on the one hand by an electric current to carry the filament filament.
- the filaments 13, 22 are connected to a power supply 23a with a power of 14W at 3A.
- the filaments 13, 22 are supplied with voltage by a voltage supply 23b between 100V and 300V, connected to the filaments 13, 22 so that the potential of the ionization cage 10 is greater by at least 100V at the potential of each filament 13, 22 (see Figure 2).
- the filaments 13, 22 may be in iridium wire covered with an oxide deposit.
- the oxide deposit is for example a layer of yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3 ) or thorium oxide (ThO 2 ).
- tungsten filaments 13, 22 are provided.
- the tungsten filaments have a very low service life at low pressure of the order of 10 ⁇ 1 Pascal, compared to yttriated iridium filaments.
- yttria iridium filaments have better resistance to air entrances.
- the filaments 13, 22 are for example fixed at their ends 24 in a respective ceramic support 25.
- Each ceramic support 25 is mounted in the ionisation cell 9 of the spectrometer 2, so that the filaments 13, 22 are arranged opposite their respective inlet slot of the ionization cage.
- the second inlet slot 26 is disposed on one face of the ionization cage, outside a frontal region F of the ionization cage 10 situated opposite the first inlet slot 11.
- frontal region F corresponds to the projection on the opposite face of the surface of the entrance slot 11 along the normal to the plane containing it.
- the second emergency filament 22 is arranged facing the second entrance slot 26, and therefore in a peripheral region distinct from the frontal region F situated opposite the first entrance slot 11.
- the second entrance slot 26 is for example disposed in a peripheral region defined by a perimeter P away from a distance of at least one millimeter around the perimeter of the frontal region F located opposite the the first input slot 11 (see for example Figure 3).
- the emergency filament 22 is not altered by the first working filament 13.
- the time required for the tilting of filament is thus significantly reduced because the interactions between the first working filament and the second emergency filament are reduced.
- each entrance slot 11, 26 are designed according to the disposition of the deflection and selection means. Taking the exemplary embodiment of the mass spectrometer of FIG. 2, the longitudinal axes L and L 'of the first and second inlet slits 11, 26 are substantially parallel to each other, and parallel to an edge of the ionisation cage 10.
- the horizontal plane (X, Y) is defined by the plane containing the exit slot 15.
- the first and second input slots 11, 26 are for example arranged on opposite faces 27, 28 of the ionization cage 10. There is then sufficient space on either side of the ionization cage For arranging the filaments 13, 22 and their respective supports 25.
- FIGS. 2 to 4 illustrate a first embodiment in which the first and second ends of the first and second entrance slots 11, 26 are contained in two planes respectively parallel to each other and parallel to a lateral face 28 of the cage ionization 10.
- the second emergency filament 22 is disposed in a peripheral region situated below a frontal region F situated opposite the first entrance slot 11.
- FIG. 3 shows the second dotted entrance slot 26 on an opposite face 28 of the ionization cage 10, shifted below the front region F, located opposite the first slot of FIG. entry 11.
- the second emergency filament 22 opposite a second entrance slit 26 is shifted in dotted lines, offset above a frontal region located opposite the first entrance slot 11 on an opposite face of the ionization cage 10.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a second embodiment of the ionization cage 10.
- the longitudinal axes L and U of the first and second input slots 11, 26 are substantially parallel to each other, and parallel to a horizontal edge of the ionization cage 10.
- the first and second inlet slots 11, 26 are disposed on opposite side faces 27, 28 of the ionization cage 10.
- the first and second entry slots 11, 26 define a plane substantially parallel to the plane defined by the side 16 of the ionization cage 10, containing the exit slot 15 for the passage of the particles. ionized.
- FIG. 6 illustrates a third embodiment similar to the two previous examples, for which the peripheral region containing the second entrance slot 26 is offset from the frontal region F, both along an axis Y parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the first entrance slit 11 and along an axis Z perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L of the first entrance slit 11.
- the second entrance slit 26 is disposed on the opposite face 28 and is shifted both horizontally along the horizontal axis Y and vertically along the vertical axis Z, of the frontal region F located opposite the first inlet slit 11.
- the first and second inlet slits 11, 26 are arranged on the same face 27 of the ionization cage 10.
- FIG. 8 thus illustrates a fifth embodiment for which the longitudinal axes L and L / of the input slots 11, 26 are respectively parallel to the vertical axis Z.
- the input slots 11, 26 can be arranged on opposite faces 27, 28 of the ionization cage 10.
- the first and second ends of the first and the second inlet slot 11, 26 are for example contained in two planes respectively parallel to each other.
- the ionisation cell 9 thus makes it possible to shift the second emergency filament 22 from the frontal region F in which interactions can take place, so that the waiting time required for the tilting of the first working filament 13 to fail at the second emergency filament 22 is reduced.
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