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EP 1306881 A2 20030502 - Mass spectrometer

Title (en)

Mass spectrometer

Title (de)

Massenspektrometer

Title (fr)

Spectromètre de masse

Publication

EP 1306881 A2 20030502 (EN)

Application

EP 02257332 A 20021022

Priority

GB 0125241 A 20011022
GB 0127662 A 20011119
GB 0221502 A 20020917

Abstract (en)

A mass spectrometer is disclosed wherein the pusher electrode 4 of a Time of Flight mass analyser is operated in conjunction with an ion gate 2 to ensure that low mass background or matrix ions are not injected into the drift region 5 of the mass analyser. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01J 49/40

IPC 8 full level

H01J 49/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01J 49/401 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1306881 A2 20030502; EP 1306881 A3 20041110; EP 1306881 B1 20081001; CA 2409346 A1 20030422; CA 2409346 C 20070109; GB 0224594 D0 20021204; GB 2388955 A 20031126; GB 2388955 B 20040901

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02257332 A 20021022; CA 2409346 A 20021022; GB 0224594 A 20021022