Patent ID: 11923184
Assignee: PLASMION GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. A method of operating an ionization apparatus (10) comprising an inlet (E), an outlet (A) a first electrode (1), a second electrode (2) and a dielectric element (3) comprising:
introducing an analyte (S) into the ionization apparatus (10);
ionizing the analyte (S) in the ionization apparatus (10) by means of a dielectric barrier discharge in a discharge area (5);
filtering ions or charged particles on the basis of charge type by a charge carrier filter, wherein a magnetic field is generated by the charge carrier filter, or the charge carrier filter is a grid; and
discharging the ionized analyte (S) from the ionization apparatus (10) via the outlet (A).