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EP 0290712 B1 19901107 - MASS SPECTROMETER

Title (en)

MASS SPECTROMETER

Publication

EP 0290712 B1 19901107 (DE)

Application

EP 87890179 A 19870720

Priority

AT 117787 A 19870511

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0290712A1] In the eight-pole arrangement (5) used for holding and guiding ions having a low kinetic energy, an E-field in the desired ion movement direction is superimposed on the radially acting RF field, as a result of which, despite the kinetic energy of the ions remaining low, safe, rapid deflection to the mass spectrometer quadrupole (3) takes place and the response time and overall sensitivity of the arrangement can be significantly increased. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01J 49/14; H01J 49/42

IPC 8 full level

H01J 49/14 (2006.01); H01J 49/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01J 49/063 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0290712 A1 19881117; EP 0290712 B1 19901107; AT 388629 B 19890810; AT A117787 A 19881215; DE 3766102 D1 19901213

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87890179 A 19870720; AT 117787 A 19870511; DE 3766102 T 19870720