(19)
(11) EP 3 073 511 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
16.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/46

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.09.2016 Bulletin 2016/39

(43) Date of publication:
28.09.2016 Bulletin 2016/39

(21) Application number: 16000687.0

(22) Date of filing: 22.03.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01J 49/10(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 24.03.2015 US 201514666856

(71) Applicant: Morpho Detection, LLC
Newark, CA 94560-1012 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Vilkov, Andrey N.
    Newark, California 94560 (US)
  • Syage, Jack A.
    Newark, California 94560 (US)

(74) Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB 
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München
80639 München (DE)

   


(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACE DETECTION USING DUAL IONIZATION SOURCES


(57) A dual source ionizer includes a first ionization source and a second ionization source. The first ionization source is configured to generate a first electric field. The first electric field has a first field strength that is insufficient to form NOx- ions. The second ionization source is configured to generate a second electric field. The second electric field has a second field strength that is sufficient to form ozone and the NOx- ions.