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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24834031.7 (22) Date of filing: 20.12.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01J 49/04(2006.01) G01J 3/00(2006.01) H01J 49/10(2006.01) G01N 21/71(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H01J 49/045; H01J 49/105; G01N 21/714 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2024/087964 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/133161 (26.06.2025 Gazette 2025/26)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 20.12.2023 GB 202319584 14.02.2024 GB 202402044 (71) Applicant: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH 28199 Bremen (DE)	(72) Inventors: THYSSEN, Georgina 28199 Bremen (DE) SCHNEIDER, Inga 28199 Bremen (DE) (74) Representative: Stellbrink & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Widenmayerstrasse 10 80538 München 80538 München (DE)